Rose Mary Teply

CELEBRANT
Fr. Gerald Thury
MUSIC
Organist ~ Kathy Koenig
Soloist ~ Michael Koranda
"Hail Mary, Gentle Woman"
St. Leo Choir & Congregation
"Come To Me"
"O Loving God"
"How Great Thou Art"
LECTOR
Jean Varilek
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Jim Plavec
Ken Varilek
Joanne Jonas
GIFT BEARERS
Tillie Varilek
Mary Hovorka
CASKETBEARERS
Alan Travnicek
Wade Lucas
Joe Lucas
Ryan Sestak
Corey Sestak
Kristin Sestak
Hannah Hovorka
Tony Lucas
Rose Mary Teply was born on Monday, November 3, 1919 on the family farm near Tyndall, South Dakota to Vaclav and Anastasia (Blaha) Plavec. She attended the Steckley Country School through the 8th grade. Rose was united in marriage to Henry F. Teply on November 25, 1941 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor, South Dakota. They farmed three miles southwest of Tabor for nearly 40 years. Rose kept a garden, raised chickens and helped with the chores for all the livestock on the farm. She was a member of St. Leo Catholic Church and the St. Leo Altar Society. Rose was president of her chapter of the National Catholic Society of Foresters for thirty-one years and was chosen National Fraternalist of the Year in 1987. She was also a member of the Tabor Senior Citizens. Rose was proud of her Czech ancestry and was a longtime member of the Czech Heritage Preservation Society. She spoke fluent Czech and often taught the language to others as well as translating letters and other documents. For many years, Palm Sunday would find Rose acting as “prompter” for the annual Czech play. Among their many memorable trips together, she and Henry traveled to Czechoslovakia with Joe and Lillian Varilek. During their years together, Rose and Henry enjoyed square dancing going to polka dances and belonged to the Yankton Antique Auto Club in which they had a lifetime membership. She will be remembered for her beautifully decorated cakes, which each grandchild received each year through their 16th birthday, and for the sewing and embroidery that she did for her family. Rose was a hard-working wife, mother and grandmother who was selfless in her devotion to her faith and her family. She passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall at the age of 89 years, 5 months and 15 days.
Grateful to have shared Rose’s life are her two daughters: Cathy (Dan) Lucas and Marilyn (Gary) Sestak, all of Tabor; six grandchildren: Alan (Kathy) Travnicek, Wade (Ashley) Lucas, Joe Lucas, Ryan (Hilary) Sestak, Corey Sestak and Kristin Sestak; five great-grandchildren: Josh Cacetka, Hannah Hovorka, Tony Lucas, Jake Adamson and Josh McDonald; a sister, Tillie Varilek; two sisters-in-law, Mary Hovorka and Esther Teply; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Teply in August of 1998, an infant son, Francis Henry Teply, a brother, Frank Plavec, and two sisters, Lillian Varilek and Helen Bower.