••• Theresa Griep 1929–2021 Theresa Griep, 91, of Leisure World, passed away on Jan. 6, 2021. Theresa was born to parents Joseph and Mary (Coady) Halligan on April 24, 1929, in Moorland, Iowa. Theresa’s father died when she was 7, leaving her mother to raise seven children alone. Theresa married Darrel Griep on Sept. 11, 1948. They built their first home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In 1958, they moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where their family grew to eight children. Leisure World became their home in 2000. Theresa’s cornerstones in life were her Irish heritage, Catholic faith, dedication to her home and love of family and friends. A devout Catholic, Theresa served in the Altar Society and was president of St. Joseph Academy Women’s Association in Des Moines. Theresa was a cosmetologist with her own beauty salon. She worked as a vendor countless years at the Minnesota and other state fairs. She will be remembered for her entertaining stories, love of cards, holiday baking, humor and laughter. Theresa and Darrel enjoyed welcoming visitors to wherever they called home. Memorable trips included Rome and Ireland. Theresa was preceded in death by her husband, Darrel; son John; grandson Adam Vaux; granddaughter Angela (Haggas) Kruszynski; her parents; as well as brothers Paul, John Charles and Raphael Halligan and sister Mary Cecilia Smith. Theresa is survived by her children Sheila (Paul) Haggas, Sharon (Robert) King, Mary (Steve) Bailey, Patricia Littrell, Thomas (Victoria) Griep, Martha (Doug) Reuter and LeAnne (Michael) Vaux; 26 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and brothers Richard and Coady Halligan.

Our beautiful mother Dolores Sales left this earth on Dec. 26, 2020, at Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos, California. Dolores was born June 27, 1940, in Alton, Illinois. She was raised in Wilmington, California, by her parents Jacob and Margaret Sales. She raised five children and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She had two more children for whom she lovingly placed for adoption. Later, she was fortunate to have them both come into her life. She was hardworking and dedicated to serving her community as a security guard for over 20 years. She lived out her retirement years in the lovely Leisure World community of Seal Beach, California. She was very passionate about doing genealogy and learning about her ancestors. She enjoyed oldies music, live entertainment and Chinese food, and she loved a good game of 500 Rummy. Most of all, she loved her family. She will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts. – John Moya, son