Teresa Mary Westbrook

 Teresa Mary Westbrook, of Dillsburg, PA, 34 years old, left her earthly life on Tuesday November 5, 2024. She was born in Harrisburg, Pa on December 8, 1989, the daughter of James Westbrook and Camille Collura of Dillsburg.

   She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Robert and Margaret Westbrook, her maternal grandparents, Anthony and Toby Melchiorre, her two aunts, Donna Melchiorre and Marie Pilger, her uncle Walter Pilger, and her brother-in-law Jeff Parker. 

   Teresa was a 2007 graduate of Northern High School, Dillsburg, Pa. where she landed the lead in her high school play, Taming of the Shrew. She was a member of the band where she played saxophone. 

   Teresa was a talented and gifted person. She was an excellent artist and wrote many beautiful poems. She liked to camp, cook, read, play guitar, sing, write songs and listen to music. She had a big heart. If a person ever needed anything, she’d be right there for them. Teresa loved to make people laugh, trying her hand at standup comedy when she lived in Los Angeles, Ca. She was also a sushi chef and she learned to make a mean pizza. As a server in numerous restaurants on both the east and west coasts, she was proud of taking good care of her customers and making sure they had a memorable dining experience. 

   Besides her parents, Teresa is survived by her step mother Patricia Westbrook, step father Joe Collura, brother John Westbrook and his wife Dana of Dillsburg and their children Gracelyn Margaret and Everett James Westbrook, step brother Frank Collura and wife Laura, of Toms River, NJ, sister Courtney Parker, of Enola and her children Kelsie, Jeffrey, Lacie and Kynlie Parker, sister Jaime Gibson and husband Nate Collins and their son Mason, of Harrisburg. She is also survived by her pet dog Shaquille who she adored. Teresa had many cousins, aunts, uncles and friends who will miss her very much. 

   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 6th, 2024 at 11:00 am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 310 Hertzler Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Friday, December 6th, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Church.  Burial will be in the Dillsburg Cemetery Mountain Road immediately after the service.