Freeland C. Terpenning
Wednesday, November 28, 1923
Date of Death:
Monday, December 26, 2016
Age:
93 years old
Wednesday, November 28, 1923
Date of Death:
Monday, December 26, 2016
Age:
93 years old
Wednesday, November 28, 1923
Date of Death:
Monday, December 26, 2016
Age:
93 years old
Freeland C. Terpenning
Freeland C. (Terp) Terpenning passed away on December 26, 2016 at Madonna Towers nursing facility.
Terp was born on November 28, 1923 in Colesville, NY to Carl and Marion (Magaw) Terpenning.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps directly after high school graduation in 1942 where he served in the Army Air Corps as Staff Sgt. and radar operator in the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron. He was honorably discharged in December 1945.
Freeland married Viola Stanton in 1946. They have one daughter who resides in Rochester, MN.
Terp was hired on at IBM in 1953 and four years later moved his family to Rochester where he continued working until his retirement.
Freeland is survived by his wife, Viola; daughter, Linda; grandchildren, Dorinda (Troy) Williams, Jerry Holtorf Jr. and Dawn Holtorf; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the River Park Chapel Macken Funeral Home. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens with Military Rites provided by American Legion Post #92.
Every person Terp met was considered a good friend.
Condolences
The family of Freeland C. Terpenning has received the following condolences.
Vi & Family
Sorry for your loss. He was a great man and a good friend. -- Dave & Marsha Anderson
Linda and family, I am so sorry for your loss.
Dave and Cindy Kohn
Though I know that this is a difficult time for you, my hope is that you will be comforted from God's inspired word the Bible. John 5:28,29 and Revelation 21: 3,4 gives hope of a future resurrection and the complete elimination of death, pain and mourning. Under Jesus' kingdom rule we have this and much more to look forward to. Please accept my deepest condolences.
My deepest sympathy to Viola and Family. He will be very much missed.
I worked with Terp at IBM and had a pleasant working relationship with him. Then recently I caught up with him at ReaLife, where I live with my wife. We got to visit often at ReaLife and had great discussions of our days at IBM and our times in the US Navy. Terp was a great friend and always upbeat. I will miss him lots. My sympathies to Vi and the family.
Terp brought so much joy to all he encountered. Wayne visited him last Friday and he appeared very well. Blessings and love to Vi and our deepest sympathy. We are out of town all next week and will be unable to attend the visitation.
What a wonderful, honorable, and thoughtful man Terp was. I met him before taking him on Honor Flight in 2009. He was my veteran and we had a wonderful day in DC and got to know each other so well. He wanted to find his paver at Soldier's Field a few years ago so he, Vi, and I went there and found it and took pictures. He was so thrilled with going to DC and then seeing his paver at Solider's Field. He never in all these years stopped thanking me every time I saw him for taking him on those trips. He was a very proud WWII veteran and a good friend. He and Vi were like family to me and I enjoyed visiting them at Essex Park and then Madonna Towers. I was so thankful to have visited him a week ago never realizing it would be the last time we would meet. My sincere condolences go out to Vi, Linda, the grandkids, and great-grandkids. Terp was so proud of them all and always would talk about them. I will truly miss him and his wit. Rest in peace dear Terp.