Columbus Telegram - Feb 13, 2016

COLUMBUS - Timothy N. Terry, 91, of Columbus, died peacefully at his home in Columbus on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with the Revs. Patrick Sparling and Peter Jurchen officiating and military honors by the American Legion Hartman Post 84 Honor Guard. Private family interment will be held at a later date in Warren-Terry Cemetery, rural Meadow Grove. There will be a family visitation from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Gass Haney Funeral Home in Columbus. Visitation will continue from 10-11 a.m. Monday at the church, with a family prayer service at 10:45 a.m. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Platte County Historical Society.

Timothy N. Terry, the 10th child of 14, was born Aug. 1, 1924, to Anna Bel (Kinne) and Frank John Terry on their homestead north of Meadow Grove. He attended rural grade school and graduated from Meadow Grove High School. After graduation, Tim worked in a shipyard in Tacoma, Washington. In 1943, Tim entered the U.S. Navy and in 1945 was honorably discharged. After attending Wayne State College, Tim married his high school sweetheart, Eileen Werner, on Aug. 1, 1946. This union lasted for years.

Tim was employed by the state of Nebraska in the engineering department. In 1954, Tim joined Gerhold Concrete Products and soon became general manager of multiple plants statewide. He was president of the Nebraska Concrete Masonry Association, and its national board of directors. He was on the board of directors of the Nebraska Association of Builders and Contractors for many years, and was president of the board. Tim served on the Nebraska Association of Ready Mix and Sand and Gravel. He retired in 1989.

Tim’s passion was restoring and refinishing antique furniture. He was a dedicated volunteer at Platte County Museum, American Legion, VFW, Immanuel Lutheran, Camp Luther and Issac Walton. He enjoyed traveling, visiting with family, gardening, canning, hunting and fishing.

Tim is survived by his wife, Eileen Terry of Columbus; sons, Rod (Linda) Terry of Corvallis, Oregon, and Doug (Karen) Terry of Fremont; daughter, Renee (Larry) Neele of Camarillo, California; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Clara Belle, Mary Jane and Hertha.

Tim was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Anna Terry; grandson, Christopher Neeley; and 10 siblings.