Teresa K. Stanley

The family will be holding a Memorial Service on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church in Clark, SD.  Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark, SD at 2:00 p.m.

Teresa passed away at the Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on December 1st, 2025 after a short battle with uterine cancer. 

Teresa Stanley was born at St. Ann’s Hospital in Watertown, SD on December 12th, 1963 to Harlan and Sharon (Parish) Stanley. She first attended grade school in Tekamah Nebraska until the 2nd grade, the family then moved to Beresford, SD and lived there for about 3 yrs. and then moved to Watertown for a short bit before finally settling in Clark, SD. Teresa attended Clark Jr High and Clark High school graduating in 1983. Her favorite class was home economics, but she was also in girl’s glee and worked as a nurse’s assistant at the Clark Care Center.

After high school, Teresa travelled to Box Elder, SD to attend a culinary school with the Job Corp for a year or two. Later, she had various job adventures, she trained to be a nanny and lived in Minnesota for a short time, worked as a live in caretaker for the elderly and then finally hired on at Mike’s Time Out as a dishwasher advancing up to full time cook until Mike’s became the Lookout bar. Her last employment was as a cook’s aide at the Nursing home in Clark.  Finally, she did local babysitting in Watertown, until she couldn’t get around that well and went on disability.

Teresa was confirmed at the Plymouth Congregational Church and attended services and church events regularly while living in Clark. Teresa loved to visit with people and cook or bake for others. While living at the Hi-Rise apartments in Watertown, Teresa participated in bingo, crafts, potlucks, and other social activities and crocheting in the comfort of her home. Teresa participated in bingo, crafts, potlucks, and other social activities and crocheting in the comfort of her home. Teresa had several things she enjoyed including going to the local arts and craft shows at the mall or taking part in the church Bazar. Teresa didn't participate in any sports herself however; she did love watching Dale Earnhardt race in NASCAR events and professional wrestlers on the WWE. Other hobbies that Teresa showed interest in were making homemade jams, Clay painting, Cross Stitch, and occasionally going on an Aberdeen weekend shopping trip with a couple of close friends. She showed interest in many things but, most of all her interest was people. Teresa loved to be in the know when it came to classmates, friends, and even distant family."

She is preceded in death by her mother Sharon, grandparents, great grandparents, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and one niece.

Arrangements by Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel www.crawfordosthus.com Watertown and Hayti

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