Therese Docis Moomaw of Grand Rapids and formerly of Sawyer, Michigan, died peacefully at the age of 93 surrounded by her family on March 26, 2023, after a short illness.
Visitation will be at St. Robert of Newminster Catholic Church, 6477 Ada Drive, Ada, MI 49301 at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Three Oaks Road, Three Oaks, Michigan, on Friday, March 31, at 1:30 p.m. For additional information, please contact Gerst Funeral Care at +1 (616) 949-7350. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pike/Boyd Chapel, Bridgman.
Therese was born on December 6, 1929, in Waukegan, IL to John and Anna (Burba) Docis and moved to Toledo, OH as a young girl. She graduated from Central Catholic High School and joined the workforce where she met her future husband, William (Bill) Moomaw. They married in 1953 and raised five daughters—Sarah Preisinger, Carol Krieger, Ann (Dan) Sullivan, Mary Moomaw, and Janet (Karen KC Cohen) Moomaw. In 1969, they moved to Sawyer, MI, where she actively volunteered with St. Agnes Catholic Church, Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, and numerous other organizations throughout her life. She moved to Grand Rapids in 2015 several years after her husband passed away to live closer to her daughters.
Therese was a wonderful mother to her five daughters and to many others she met along the way. She was an avid bridge player and loved sharing the game by teaching it to others who were interested. She began playing golf in her fifties and took up the computer in her sixties.
Therese was a beloved grandmother to five—Patty (Sullivan) and Craig Babbitt, Colleen Sullivan and David Nicholson, Jennifer (Krieger) and Cory Juliano, Billy Sullivan, and Emily (Krieger) and Corey Lubbers. She was great grandmother (GG) to eight—Carsyn, Zoey, Harper, and Dalton Juliano, Tessa and Charlotte Babbitt, and Cleo and Stella Lubbers. Therese also had 19 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Moomaw, grandson Billy Sullivan, son-in-law George Preisinger, sister Barbara Docis, and brothers Tom (Joan) Docis, Joe Docis, and Chuck Docis. Therese is also survived by sisters-in-law Marleen Docis and Pat Docis.
Memorial donations may be made to West Michigan Hospice at 318 E Main Street, Suite F Lowell, MI 49331, Make a Wish Foundation at 7600 Grand River Ave. #175 Brighton, MI 48114, or the charity of your choice.
Posted On: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:12 PM
