Theresa Tunilla

Theresa (Zeminski) Tunilla, 97, of Shenandoah passed away on Monday evening, June 9, 2025 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah on March 31, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Greshock) Zeminski.

She was a 1946 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Prior to her retirement, she was employed at the Tung-Sol, Harris Bakery, and Tobias Ladies’ Apparel all formerly of Shenandoah.

Theresa was a member of Divine Mercy Parish formerly of St. Casimir Parish, the Father Walter J. Ciszek Prayer League and the Greater Shenandoah Area Senior Citizens all of Shenandoah.

Preceding her in death in addition to her parents were her husband Leonard J. Tunilla on February 13, 2004; three brothers, Michael, Joseph and Leonard Zeminski; four sisters, Helen Chernetsky, Rose Milewski, Eleanor Tubbs and Florence McCloskey; and her son-in-law, Joseph Colosimo. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Surviving are three daughters, Janet Schuster and her husband Joseph of Santa Barbara, CA; Diane Colosimo of Shenandoah and Mary Kay Macker and her husband Robert of Frackville; six grandchildren, Derek and Drew Schuster, Joe Colosimo, Megan Burke, and Adam and Eric Macker; eight great-grandchildren with her ninth great-grandchild to arrive soon; nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:30 am in Divine Mercy Church, 232 West Cherry St., Shenandoah. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights. A viewing will be held on Wednesday morning from 9:30 am until 10:30 am in Divine Mercy Church. Joseph J. Stutz, Inc. Funeral Home, 40 S. Market St., Mt. Carmel, Joseph J. Stutz III, Supervisor and Christopher L. Kowalski, Funeral Director are in care of the arrangements. To offer condolences to Theresa’s family, please sign the guestbook below.