Mary Helen Tressler
June 28, 1928 - September 15, 2018
Placentia CA
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Mary Helen Tressler
June 28, 1928 - September 15, 2018
Placentia CA
Obituary
Mary Helen Tressler, who was 90 years old, passed peacefully to life eternal on September 15th2018 and resided in Placentia, California. She was a devoted woman of faith and a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was raised in a traditional Italian family in Pennsylvania with her parents, Henry & Elizabeth and her siblings, Anthony, Benny, Dorothy Jean and Catherine Anne. She met her husband James while he was on leave during WW II and they have been married and shared over 70 years of life together raising their children and volunteering their time, talent and treasure at various Catholic parishes throughout Orange County after they left Pennsylvania in 1957 and came west so her husband could pursue new opportunities to support their growing family.
Mary’s faith and belief as a Catholic was not simply a Sunday activity but was the core of what she was and what she lived. Raising four boys was not easy but she did not accept any excuse for not gathering in the evening after dinner to pray the rosary or during Lent to also have “silent time”. Although she was small in size make no mistake she was larger than life when it came time for her sons, whom she deeply loved, to be corrected, disciplined or the famous, “wait till your father comes home and I tell him”.
What made Mary extraordinary to those who knew her was the ability she had to make the ordinary special whether by her smile, her touch, her words or her faith. As she has touched us all by her life and her legacy of faith may we also remember her in our love and with our prayers.
Mary is survived by her devoted husband, James W Tressler Sr.; her sons James Jr., Robert (Sally), Dennis and Richard (Sheryll); her grandchildren, Nicole (Zack) Jukam, Alisha, Brian, Brandon & Drew (Kimberley) and great grandchildren, Haley, Barrett and Dillion. She is also survived by her brother Benny and his wife Flo, as well as 5 nieces, 12 nephews, 11 great nieces and 17 great nephews.
Vigil Service
- Date & Time: September 23, 2018 (2:00 PM)
- Venue: O'Connor Mortuary
- Location: 25301 Alicia Parkway Laguna Hills, CA 92653 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 581-4300
Funeral Mass
- Date & Time: September 24, 2018 (8:30 AM)
- Venue: St. Timothy Catholic Church
- Location: 29102 Crown Valley Parkway Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 249-4091
26 responses to Mary Helen Tressler
Amarylis Hernandez (Amy) says:
September 19, 2018
Dear Tressler Family
There are no words only to say that thoughts and prayers and heartfelt wishes and healing thoughts are send your way. May she see the face of God and forever find rest and peace in his arms. I know she will truly be missed.
Love and miss you all,
Amy Hernandez
Benny Flo Mannella says:
September 19, 2018
To very wonderful sister with all our prayers
Lynn Geruschat says:
September 19, 2018
Over the past several months, it was wonderful to reconnect with Aunt Mary and her family. God has gained an angel and she will watch over all of us. Our prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
Love, Lynn, Don, Amanda, and Chelsea (Benny and Flo’s daughter)
Carl Zamora says:
September 20, 2018
James, from the day I met you in 2000, our conversations would always include your mother and the time you spent with her. You always enjoyed speaking about her and the times you had with her. Looking back and reading about her, I see where you got your extraordinary compassion, ability to make anyone feel welcomed and your words of faith. Even though I may have not met her, I feel that I have by knowing you. Her life and her legacy lives on through you and her family… May God’s peace be with you and you entire family….
Carl Zamora says:
September 20, 2018
James, from the day I met you in 2000, our conversations would always include your mother and the time you spent with her. You always enjoyed speaking about her and the times you had with her. Looking back and reading about her, I see where you got your extraordinary compassion, ability to make anyone feel welcomed and your words of faith. Even though I may have not met her, I feel that I have by knowing you. Her life and her legacy lives on through you and her family… May God’s peace be with you and you entire family….
C. Zamora