Teresa Marie Gard, 97, formerly of Merrillville, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2009, in the loving care of St. Anthony Hospice in Crown Point. She is survived by her daughters: Barbara (Chuck Copple) Pressler and Shirley (Don) Pawlowski; stepson: Chuck Gard; grandchildren: Pamela (Tim) Bodley, Darcy (Tom) Kutzer, Denise (Michael) Pawlowski-Waite, Scott Pawlowski and Dayna Pawlowski; great grandchildren: Jillian (Coleman)McIntyre, Lauren and Janel Bodley, Maigen Pawlowski, Ryan and Dylan Waite and numerous nieces and nephews; preceded in death by her husband: Chalmers Gard, grandson Derek Pressler and Son-in-Law, Tom Pressler. A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. DIRECTLY at St. Maria Goretti Church, 500 Northgate Dr., Dyer, IN. Burial will follow at Memory Lane Cemetery, Schererville, IN. Memorials may be given to St. Anthony Hospice, 203 Franciscan Dr., Crown Point, IN 46307, Hospice of the Calumet Area, 600 Superior Ave., Munster, IN 46321 or the charity of your choice.