Rachel Elizabeth Teichelman

Rachel Elizabeth Klose was born January 25, 1924, to Herman and Louise (Schroeder) Klose. She was the oldest of three children and a lifetime resident of the Stamford area.
During WWII she worked at the Stamford Flying School. Rachel was faithful to correspond with Clarence during his deployment to Europe. Love had grown between the couple, and Rachel and her beloved Clarence Teichelman were united in marriage on September 18, 1945. To this union of 66 years four children were born: Ronnie, Phyllis, Danny and Arlene. Rachel was the epitome of a well-rounded homemaker, from her ability to host people in her home to her cooking skills. She was always welcoming and ready to feed those who came to visit. She loved to sit on the porch swing with her family drinking Dr Peppers and eating chocolate candy. Rachel was a woman who had no fear of work; she labored in the fields along with her family and still managed to cook three home cooked meals every day. She was a faithful member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton and the Sons of Hermann Lodge.
Rachel passed to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 27 days.
Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Nichols and husband Raymond of Knox City, TX and Arlene Vitucci and husband Steve of Copperas Cove, TX; one daughter-in-law, Kathleen Teichelman of Sagerton, TX; one sister Hazel Beyer; seven grandchildren: Brandi Arant and husband Ken; Scotty Nichols and wife Kari; Melanie Hill and husband Brandon; Ross Teichelman; Rachel Thompson and husband James; Anna Vitucci; Nichole Gardner and husband William; eleven great grandchildren: Logan Smith, Lacy Smith, Doty Arant, Easton Nichols, Baylor Nichols, Marissa Hill, Preston Hill, Christopher Thompson, Abigail Gardner, Caroline Gardner, Finnian Eavenson and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sons, Ronnie Teichelman and infant son Danny Teichelman, one granddaughter Shayla Nichols and one brother Hubert Klose.
The family will be receiving friends at Tankersley Funeral Home (807 S. Columbia) Thursday, March 24, 2016, from 5-7 p.m. Rachel will be remembered during funeral services Friday, March 25, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton with Parish Lay Ministers Dean and Patsy Quade officiating. Burial will follow in the Capron Cemetery in Haskell County under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church Sagerton, Texas 79548
Online condolences may be made at www.tankersleyfuneralhome.com.