Teresa Clare Campeau, of Malibu, passed away in her sleep on August 28, 2025. She was 92.
Born on April 29, 1933, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Rose and Donato Russo, Teresa attended Western Reserve University, where she would meet Joseph Campeau, who attended Case Institute of Technology. Teresa then moved to Southern California, serving as a homemaker, and later completed her education at UCLA, before her decades-long career as a schoolteacher. A longtime resident of Malibu, Teresa was an avid reader, enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and was a longtime mentor of her local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) chapter.
Teresa was preceded in death by her daughter, Alison Passell, and is survived by her sons, Keith and Mark, and grandchildren Anaamika and Sean. A memorial was held on Monday, September 8, at the Holy Cross Cemetery & Mortuary in Culver City, California.