Therese Marie Alourdes Leriche-Louis, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her residence in Collegeville, PA surrounded by her loving family. Born in Haiti on August 22, 1944, she was a beloved child of Orimise Louis and Jean Joseph Lorfils Louis and was married to the late Andre Gerome Leriche for 43 years until he passed away July 3, 2009. They had 7 children together.

A resident of Collegeville/Philadelphia, she spent her life taking care of her large extended family as well as feeding the community. When not cooking, she loved chatting on the phones for hours, telling jokes to family, sewing, singing, dancing, coloring, collecting memorable items as well as praying. Other hobbies included Sunday drives, fishing, outing, especially shopping at malls. Her most notable skills are picking winning lottery numbers, making people laugh and having a memory sharp as a computer.

Therese is survived by her 3 remaining children Marie Louise Gabelita Leriche Boulin and her spouse Gerald Boulin, Veronique Leriche Fischetti and her spouse James G. Fischetti, Jerome Leriche and his spouse Zaimarie Leriche, grandchildren Luigerry Boulin, Alexander Fischetti, Sophie Wesly Fischetti, Mia Nicole Leriche, plus her extended immediate family Nerlande Leriche Bevis, spouse Claude Bevis, Marie Tonique Leriche Senatus, spouse Angelot Senatus, Hughes Leriche, Nadine Remy Hilaire, spouse Jean Wilgard Hilaire, and Guerline Bastien. Also surviving are brothers Andre Louis, Antoine Louis, Jean-Claude Philemon, Richard Dornelus, sister Ghislaine Louis Bohnomme, brothers-in-law Cenord Leriche, Joachin Leriche, Dessein Leriche and Nadal Leriche, and sister-in-law Immacula Leriche.  Other surviving relatives include families of Leriche, Louis, Boulin, Fischetti, Duprey, Bonhomme, Philemon, Dornelus, Sanon, Senatus, Guerrier, Bevis, Derissaint, Remy, Hilaire, Bastien, Cajuste, Eloi, Franćois, Antoine, Vernet, Thermidor, Lavache, Seraphin, Colin, Augustin, Senecharles, Benoit and Pierre.

Family and friends are invited to Therese's funeral mass on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at St. Helena Church, 1489 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA  19422 at 10 AM.  Her family will receive visitors and guests from 9-9:50 AM at the church. Interment will follow immediately after the mass at George Washington Memorial Park, 80 Stenton Ave., Plymouth Meeting, PA  19462.