TERESA A. BILDERBACK

Teresa (Sabelko) Bilderback, age 79, of Birchwood WI, passed away on Dec. 20, 2024 at Benedictine Living-Regina in Hastings MN after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Teresa was born on Mar. 24, 1945 in Lima township, Durand WI, the 6th of 7 children of Tom and Helen Sabelko.
She graduated from Sacred Heart High School near Durand in 1963. Teresa then worked in St. Paul MN for two years before marrying her high school sweetheart, Jim Bilderback, on June 12, 1965 and moving to Menomonie WI. After helping to put Jim through college by working as a switchboard operator for UW-Stout, they moved to Oshkosh WI where they lived and worked for 33 years, and raised their two daughters, Barb and Lisa. Upon retirement in 2000, Teresa and Jim moved to Birchwood WI, where they have resided ever since.
Teresa was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Thelma Weisenbeck and husband Richard; sister Mildred (Millie) Hubbard (Floyd); and brother Robert and his wife Noreen. She is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Jim, and their daughters Barb Stoffel (Russ) and Lisa Cartwright (Russ), 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandsons. Also surviving are her sisters Betty Albarado (Frank) and Rita Brunner (Randy); and her brother Galen (Ellen); and many much-loved nieces and nephews.
Teresa had her priorities straight: Faith, Family, Friends. She was just the sweetest lady, who liked everyone she met and they couldn’t help but like her. She will be terribly missed by family, friends and especially Jim, her sweetheart since 8th grade.
A memorial Mass and reception will be at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Birchwood WI on January 11, 2025 at 11 AM, with visitation at the church at 10AM. Burial will be at a later date at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Lima township, Durand WI.
All monetary gifts will in turn be donated to the Birchwood Area Food Pantry.