Theresa Jane LaCoursiere, Red Lake Falls, MN, age 92, passed away of natural causes at
Hillcrest Nursing Home, on Sunday, April 3rd.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 9th at 2 pm at St. Joseph Church in Red Lake
Falls with visitation from 1-2 at the church and burial following at St. Joseph Cemetary with
Father Robert Schreiner presiding.
Theresa Jane Gagner was born May 7th, 1929 in Terrebonne, MN, the daughter of Philemon
and Ida (Toupin) Gagner. She was raised in Terrebonne, where she attended rural school.
She sought employment in the Twin Cities while living with her brother, Henry. She was a
waitress for several years and then was a nanny, before moving back to Terrebonne.
On November 27, 1947, Theresa was united in marriage to Maurice LaCoursiere in
Terrebonne at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. The couple lived in Red Lake Falls where they
raised their eight children. They were blessed with 67 years of marriage.
Theresa enjoyed gardening, canning, and baking the best bread, according to her
grandchildren. She loved visiting with family and friends, maintaining an open-door policy of which they all took advantage. She had many jobs while raising her family including
harvesting potatoes, working at Arctic Cat, and as an aide at St. John’s Hospital in RLF,
where she helped deliver many babies and loved sharing those stories. She was a member
of St. Joseph Church and Guild, Foresters and Lay Carmelites. She was a very loving,
generous person and shared that with many family members, taking them into her home and caring for them.
She is survived by her children: daughters, Joyce (Larry) Desrosier, White Bear Lake, MN
and Karen (Terry) Carr, Aurora, MO; sons, Michael (Marjorie) Red Lake Falls, Jeff, Red Lake
Falls, Alan (Mary), Blaine, MN, Steven (Caroline) Coon Rapids, MN, Dennis (Nancy)
Brainerd, MN, and Darin (Laurie) Spencer, IN; 25 grandchildren, Justin (Tracy), Wade (Jill),
Jason (Sara), Jared (Stephanie), Jesse Bo, Valerie (Josh), Saul (Destiney), Ivan, Leonard
(Megan), Max (Caitlin), Emmett, Eli, John, Pearl, Veronica, April (Shawn), Jacob (Meagan),
Noah, Lane, Ted, Henry, Sydney, Celeste, Chase, and Carter; 22 great-grandchildren; many
nieces and nephews; brother, Henry Gagner, and sister, Cherie Ann (Gagner) Pederson.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Maurice, and great-grandchild, Taylor.
Family condolences may be sent to www.johnsonfuneralservice.com
