Teresa Eilene Leemhuis-Charqueno was born on April 16, 1964 in Clinton, OK to Sherman Lee, Sr. and Tywila Beth (Edwards) Leemhuis. Teresa passed away on January 26, 2025 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 60. She grew up in Binger, OK. Throughout her life she attended Binger Schools, Sequoyah Indian Schools, in Tahlequah, Ok, Chilocco Indian Schoool, and Concho Boarding School in El Reno, OK,  graduating in 1982. Teresa was a good athlete in her school years, earning several state records in track. She attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. Teresa enjoyed watching her Minnesota Vikings Football team as well as her Florida State Seminole college football team. She enjoyed playing bingo, reading a good book, and doing puzzles. She loved when her brother and sister would stop by for a random visit. She also loved being a mother and grandma because her family meant everything to her. She will be deeply missed by all those who loved her.

Survivors Include: her children, Yvonne Nicole Roughface of OKC,OK, Rosah Davila and husband Julian of OKC,OK, Sheila Desiree Roughface of OKC,OK, Gilbert Leemhuis and wife Darcy of Blanchard, OK, Jaime Zatarain of Edmond, OK, Raquel Alvarez and husband Julio of OKC,OK, Lizbeth Perez and husband Anthony of Parker, SD, Nikolas Charqueno of OKC,OK, and Sophia Charqueno of OKC,OK, her sister, Patricia Leemhuis of Anadarko, OK, and her brother, Sherman Leemhuis, Jr. of Anadarko, OK. Her grandchildren include Angel, Mia, Valery, Naleah, Izabella, Maribel, Gianna, Siani, Abel, Victor Jr., Aracely, Emma Mauricio, Laci, Levi, Gracie, Julio Jr., Anthony Jr., Lorenzo. Her nieces and nephews include Renee Whitehorn, Paul Whitehorn, Stephanie Leemhuis, Sherman Lee Leemhuis III, Steven John Leemhuis, Sharon Leemhuis, Patricia Tomei Leemhuis, Heleena Leemhuis, as well as many other relatives and friends.

Teresa was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Tywila Leemhuis, her grandparents Margaret Emma Coats Williams, and Francis Williams, her brother, Stephen Leroy Leemhuis, her nephew, Thomas Ray Leemhuis, her niece Shavonne Rae Leemhuis, her great nephews, Lorenzo Patrick Leemhuis and David Leemhuis, her aunts and uncles, Harold Williams, Eula Faye Williams Medina, Ina Marie "Buelah" Williams, Paul Gibson Williams, and Melvin James "Jody" Stevens. 

Wake: Caddo Cultural Building, 6:00 PM, January30, 2025, Binger, OK

Services: Caddo Cultural Building, 1:00 PM, January 31, 2025, Binger, OK

Officiating:  Pastor Marvin Delaware

Burial:  Williams Family Cemetery, Binger, OK

Services are under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Binger, OK.

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