Theresa was born June 15, 1921, in Dietz, Wyoming, to Paul and Amelia (Novicki) Sieczkowski and peacefully passed into the arms of the Lord on April 16, 2010.

She grew up on a farm just west of Monarch and attended Englefield and Monarch schools and Sheridan High School graduating in 1939.

She married Stanley Novara in 1941, lived in Monarch and gave birth to Stanley Jr. and Judith. After Stanley's death in the Monarch mine in 1949, she moved to Sheridan where she met Marion "Mac" Cornelius. They moved to Denver, Colorado, and married in 1953. This union gave birth to Mary and Cindy. They divorced and she married Chester Markham in 1974. They lived together in and around Denver, until Chester passed away in 2006.

Theresa was a homemaker and found joy in her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. They always came first in her life.

She is now reunited with all the family and friends who have preceded her to Heaven.

She leaves behind four children, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren who will greatly miss her.

She will be interred at Sheridan Memorial Cemetery.

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