On Thursday, December 22, 2011, Teresa passed away at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Reyes; her sister, Juliette Lizotti; a sister-in-law, Marie Labonti; stepson, Gary Mather; three grandchildren, Kenneth Reyes and Christopher and Michael Mather, and several nieces and nephews. Teresa was predeceased by her husband, Herbert John Mather; a daughter, Lana Bauserman; brother Jules, Lucien and Harvey Labonte and sisters, Lorette Labbe and Jeane Roy.