Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Marine's parent command was Inspector/Instructor Staff, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Fort Knox, Ky. Alec was born July 6, 1991 in Jasper to Alan and Sandy (Eckert) Terwiske. He was a 2010 graduate of Northeast Dubois High School and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps that same year.
Surviving besides his parents are sisters of LaGrange, KY and Dubois, IN; a brother of Dubois, IN; grandmother of Jasper, IN; and two nieces.
Funeral services for will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday September 14, 2012 in St. Celestine Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Celestine Cemetery. Visitation for Alec Terwiske will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday (September 13, 2012) at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Celestine Catholic Church, St. Raphael's Catholic Church or to the Southern Indiana Leatherneck Marine Corps League. Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com. Published in Courier Press on September 12, 2012.
Surviving besides his parents are sisters of LaGrange, KY and Dubois, IN; a brother of Dubois, IN; grandmother of Jasper, IN; and two nieces.
Funeral services for will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday September 14, 2012 in St. Celestine Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Celestine Cemetery. Visitation for Alec Terwiske will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday (September 13, 2012) at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Celestine Catholic Church, St. Raphael's Catholic Church or to the Southern Indiana Leatherneck Marine Corps League. Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com. Published in Courier Press on September 12, 2012.
Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Marine's parent command was Inspector/Instructor Staff, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Fort Knox, Ky. Alec was born July 6, 1991 in Jasper to Alan and Sandy (Eckert) Terwiske. He was a 2010 graduate of Northeast Dubois High School and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps that same year.
Surviving besides his parents are sisters of LaGrange, KY and Dubois, IN; a brother of Dubois, IN; grandmother of Jasper, IN; and two nieces.
Funeral services for will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday September 14, 2012 in St. Celestine Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Celestine Cemetery. Visitation for Alec Terwiske will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday (September 13, 2012) at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Celestine Catholic Church, St. Raphael's Catholic Church or to the Southern Indiana Leatherneck Marine Corps League. Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com. Published in Courier Press on September 12, 2012.
Surviving besides his parents are sisters of LaGrange, KY and Dubois, IN; a brother of Dubois, IN; grandmother of Jasper, IN; and two nieces.
Funeral services for will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday September 14, 2012 in St. Celestine Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Celestine Cemetery. Visitation for Alec Terwiske will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday (September 13, 2012) at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Celestine Catholic Church, St. Raphael's Catholic Church or to the Southern Indiana Leatherneck Marine Corps League. Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com. Published in Courier Press on September 12, 2012.
