Teresa Ortman Van Oordt

Teresa Ortman Van Oordt, 66, of Johns Island, South Carolina, died Saturday, April 7, 2018. Her Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 13, 2018 in Johns Island Presbyterian Church, 2550 Bohicket Road at 11:00 a.m. with a reception to follow in the Church Fellowship Hall. Inurnment will be private. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.

Teresa was born July 10, 1951 in Kokomo, Indiana, daughter of Evalena Denham Ortman and the late Joseph Ned Ortman. She retired from the Charleston County School District as an art teacher. She was a very dedicated teacher, who was loved and adored by all who stepped into her classroom. She loved to travel, and enjoyed mentoring and tutoring children in art and math. She also enjoyed playing cards, reading, and riding her bike. She was a member of Johns Island Presbyterian Church, and a very special aunt to Drew Steele. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her mother, Lena Ortman of Ocala, FL; her son, Blake Van Oordt of Johns Island, SC; her daughter, Sonya Heath (Ed) of Mt. Pleasant, SC; two sisters, Sandy Steele (Mike) of Greenville, NC, and Marla Hirschy (Dan) of Ocala, FL; two grandchildren, Weatherly Heath and Ned Heath, and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Johns Island Presbyterian Church, 2550 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 or the Greenville Recreation and Parks (Drew Steele Center), P.O. Box 7207, Greenville, NC 27834.