Tereasa Marie (Yehle) Menke
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - September 30, 2021
Tereasa Marie Menke
passed away peacefully at
her home in Edinburgh,
IN, on September 23, 2021.
Born June 15, 1968, in
Thief River Falls, MN,
she was the daughter of
Dorothy Holden and the
late Robert Yehle.
Tereasa was a 1986 graduate of Virgin River High
School, Mesquite, NV. She then joined the Army in
1986, proudly serving her country for 20 years with a
deployment to Bosnia in 2002. Following her retirement
in 2006, she was awarded The Meritorious Service
Medal and Army Commendation Medal.
Tereasa met her beloved husband, Edward J. Menke,
while stationed in Fort Carson, CO, and the two married
on September 7, 1993. The two raised their family in
Mililani, HI, while stationed at Schofield Barracks.
Upon her husband’s retirement in 2008, they relocated
to his home state of Indiana. They spent ten years in
Fishers, IN, and recently moved into their dream
retirement home in Edinburgh, IN. Her dream was to
travel around the United States visiting her children
and grandchildren, while also going to national parks,
NASCAR tracks, and baseball parks in their recently
purchased RV.
She was an avid sports fan, and filled her free time
watching the Cincinnati Reds, Denver Broncos,
Indianapolis Colts and the Indianapolis Pacers & Fever.
She loved spending time with her husband in a weekly
couples bowling league, and adored her many animals
including Maui, Vinny, Koa, Smokey, and Lilo.
She was preceded in death by her father Robert “Bob”
Yehle and grandparents, Gerald and Doris Williamson.
She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Menke, of
Edinburgh, IN; daughters, Meggin Linquist, of Reno,
NV; Rachyl Menke, of Crothersville, IN, and Kaylah
Menke, of Fort Myers, FL; son, Sterling (Dayna)
Menke, of Goodyear, AZ; grandsons, Elijah, Jordan
“JoJo”, and Nolan Linquist, of Reno, NV, and Levi
Waymire, of Crothersville, IN; granddaughter, Lillian
Menke, of Fort Myers, FL; mother, Dorothy Holden,
of Grand Junction, CO, and brother, William (Gaby)
Holden, of Killeen, TX.
Her funeral service was held September 29. Burial
was at Anderson Memorial Park.
In hopes of spreading our love of fellow veterans and
service members, we ask that in lieu of flowers, donations
be sent to the Indiana Chapter of Wish for Our Heroes
in Tereasa’s name at www.wishforourheroes.org
