TUPPER LAKE
Theresa Regina Riley 90,of 29 Lincoln Drive, Tupper Lake died Saturday May 5, 2018 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Born in Faust, NY on October 25, 1927. She was the daughter of Albert and Regina (Corrow) Trombley.
She married John Riley on October 7, 1950 at Holy Name Church in Faust, New York.
Theresa graduated from Tupper Lake High School. She would sing at mass as a young girl. Theresa worked at Altamont Dairy where she met her husband “Jack “.
In the early 1960’s they took over the box style diner(Miss Tupper Diner) and the little restaurant became a legend in the Adirondacks. Town folk, and tourists alike, visited the diner for a home cooked meal and a little gossip.
In 1975 Theresa and Jack leased the Tupper Lake Country Club which they called The 19th Hole & Lounge for the summer months. Then in the winter they leased the bar and concession stand at the Big Tupper Ski Slope.
Her hobbies included knitting, Bingo, playing cards with Jack and
spending time with family.
Survived by her four children, Lynn (William) Casey of South Glens Falls, NY, Michael (Rose Marie) Riley of Daytona Beach, FL, Mary T (Lee) Kohn of Bonduel, WI, and Cynthia (Scot) Dukett of Tupper Lake. She is also survived by Eight grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren and one more on the way. Also her Brother Robert Trombley of Star Lake, and a sister in law Mary Jane Kennedy of Tupper Lake.
She is predeceased by her husband John (Jack), her grandson Ryan Riley, and a great-grand daughter Eden Doane, and her furry companion Gus.
Calling hours scheduled at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Tupper Lake on Friday
May 11, 2018 from 4-7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday May 12, 2018 10 am at St. Alphonsus Church. Christian burial to follow at St Alphonsus Cemetery in Tupper Lake.
Friends wishing to remember Theresa may make memorial contributions to American Cancer Society.