Dame Teena Lynn Ayers Scholte

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Dame Teena Lynn Ayers Scholte

January 20, 1954 ~ April 29, 2021

Teena Lynn Ayers Scholte passed peacefully into the arms of Our Lord on the morning of April 29, 2021. Born on January 20, 1954 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Teena was the fourth of five children born to James L. Ayers and Cathryn Tarte Ayers. Teena graduated from North Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, and then attended and graduated from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City with a master’s degree in education and instructional design.

Teena met the love of her life, Pieter Ignatius Scholte, in Holland in 1976. They married in 1977 at Lake Norman in Davidson, North Carolina. Teena and Pieter settled in Salt Lake City to begin their life together. Teena was a working mom and pursued a career that led her to become the contracts manager for the State of Utah in the Division of Services for People with Disabilities. She later served the governor of Nevada under the Office of Economic Development in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Teena was a devout Catholic and parishioner of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Henderson, Nevada. She served as a member on the Governance Board for the Bishop’s Dinners for the preservation of the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. She also served as a member of the Utah Governor’s Task Force for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

Teena was honored with the rank of Dame Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. She was an active and devoted member of the EOHSJ for over 17 years. Teena served as a co-councilor of the EOHSJ Western Lieutenancy’s Justice and Peace Advisory Committee, she was a co-director for the Holy Land Economic Development Fund, and she served as the EOHSJ area councilor for the Salt Lake City area.

Nothing was more important to Teena than her love for her family. She was a devoted wife, mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, niece, cousin and friend.

Teena is survived by her loving husband Pieter; her son Anthony Jason (Kanokwan); grandchildren Peter (Brandy), Anna (Noah) Toro and Sean (Natalee); great-grandchildren Hayden, Ethan, Arthur and Maya; sisters Betsy, Marie (Lee), Julie (Owen), Jacinta, MaryAnn (Craig), Wilhelmina (Tim), Doris (Andrew), Sylvia (Stephanus); brother James “Buck;” Aunt Betty Ann Ayers; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated May 11 at Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Henderson, Nev.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic School Endowment, 2320 Sunridge Heights Parkway, Henderson, NV 89052.