Theodora (Schulze) Priestly was born on January 6, 1938 to Fritz Willy Schulze and Victoria (Figol) Schulze, and had a sister Lucille Schulze Nease. She married Raymond Priestly Sr. in March 1959, and had children Raymond Priestly Jr. and Theodora "Teddy" Kemmler. Theodora Priestly died at age 84 years old on December 15, 2022 in Jackson Township, New Jersey United States.