- Date Of Birth: October 20, 1926
- Date Of Death: November 19, 2019
- State: Indiana
Tresa Woodke, age 93, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Rensselaer Care Center.
Tresa was born on October 20, 1926 in DeMotte, Indiana, the daughter of John and Susie (nee Ettema) DeYoung.
Tresa was raised in DeMotte where she attended school. She was a member of the First Reformed Church of DeMotte and a homemaker. On October 16, 1945, in Pensacola, Florida, Tresa married Gerald Woodke who preceded her in death on July 11, 2014.
Surviving Tresa are three children, Gary L. (wife Karen) Woodke of Tennessee, Carol J. (husband Richard) Kohlhagen of Rensselaer, IN and Marvin L. Woodke of Monterey, IN, twelve grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Also surviving are siblings, Violet DeKock of Fair Oaks, IN, Butch DeYoung of Hebron, IN, Susie Hamstra of DeMotte, IN, Gene DeYoung of DeMotte, IN, Rev. Roger (wife Janet) DeYoung of Holland, MI and Judy VanderMolen of DeMotte, IN.
Tresa was preceded in death by her parents John and Susie DeYoung, three sisters and three brothers.
