Theresa Kettering, 77, of Hermitage, passed away Monday morning, January 24, 2022, in Nugent's Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Theresa was born January 8, 1945, in Sharon, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Podlucky) Bohach. She was a graduate of Farrell High School and earned a nursing certification from the Sharon General Hospital School of Nursing.

Theresa had a 50-year nursing career than began in the Sharon General Hospital Labor and Delivery Unit, where she taught their very first lamaze class. During her nursing tenure she touched many lives while working in doctor's offices, the Hermitage School District, and finally retiring from the nursing home sector, where she worked for Nugent's and Clepper Manor.

Theresa was of the Catholic faith.

She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Post #299, Sharon, where she was a past president.

She also had an affinity for Motown music, animals, and she loved her family fiercely.

She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Kettering, Sharon, and Janine Frey, Lake Wylie, SC; a grandson, Jacob Frey; a sister, Veronica Banjak and her husband Ronald, Hubbard, OH; and a brother, Paul Bohach and his wife Beverly, Port Charlotte, FL.

In addition to her parents, Theresa was preceded in death by seven sisters, Louise Dunder, Margaret Pelles, Rosemarie Moder, Anne Sirochman, JoAnn Leckfor, Valeria David, and Catherine Bohach; and a brother, John Bohach.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be directed to the American Cancer Society, at www.Cancer.org

Calling hour will be noon until the time of the service Thursday, in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 East State St., Sharon.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, in the funeral home, with the Very Rev. Richard Allen, officiating.