Obituary of Theresa Marie Ricca

Theresa Marie Ricca, 62, of Graham, WA peacefully passed away on January 6^th, 2023, surrounded by her seven children, after a difficult battle with lung cancer.

Theresa was born on March 19th, 1960, to James and Sharon Flum in Long Beach, CA. Growing up in Long beach Theresa enjoyed the beach, hiking, and anything outdoors. Her first job was at Burger King, and she met her husband, Thomas Ricca, while attending night school. They met and married in 1978.

Between 1979 and 1996 Theresa and Tom had seven children together. Theresa fully enjoyed the time she spent raising her seven children. Her family was always the most important thing to her. After raising her seven children Theresa was always there for her ten (soon to be 12) grandchildren.  

Aside from spending time with family, Theresa also enjoyed crocheting, reading, baking, rooting for the Seattle Seahawks and sunflowers were her absolute favorite. Theresa is survived by her seven children, Tina, Trica, Tiffney, Tanya, Travis, Timothy, and Toni; her ten grandchildren, Gavin(20), Hayden(17), Ailee(14), Matthew(12), Skyler(11),Allison(10), Whitney(10), Abigail(7), Franklin(2), and Atlas(2); her siblings, Jimmy, Rusty, and Valerie; and her husband, Tom.

A celebration of life for Theresa will be held this summer; date and location TBD. For more information contact Tiffney Teffeteller on facebook or at (253) 389-7132.