Terrilyn F. Vander Gaast, 78, Everly
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Terrilyn F. Vander Gaast, 78
A memorial service for Terrilyn Vander Gaast will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Inurnment will be in Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery at Milford. Visitation will take place on Thursday, April 4, from 5-7 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Turner Jenness Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements.
Terrilyn (Terri) Faye Hankins Vander Gaast was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Relatives say she was a spirited woman with a contagious laugh. Terri was always ready for an adventure and loved having fun.
Terri was born on July 4, 1945 to Irene Kehoe. She was a firecracker from the day that she was born. At the age of 3 she was adopted by relatives, Orville and Alice (Kehoe) Hankins. Terri grew up and was baptized in the Lutheran faith. During her life she lived in Sibley, Milford, Avoca, Minn. and Cloverdale before moving to Everly.
Terri graduated from Sibley High School in 1963. Terri met Bill Vander Gaast at a skating rink and they started dating. They were married on Feb. 6, 1966 and celebrated 59 years of marriage this year. Terri and Bill settled on an acreage just outside of Everly where they raised four children and a menagerie of animals.
Terri earned her cosmetology and hairstyling license from Larson's School of Cosmetology in 1965. She ran a small beauty shop on Main Street in Everly and then one in their home for a few years. She began working as a hairstylist in Northshire and Longhouse Nursing Homes in 1978 until her retirement. Terri enjoyed crocheting, quilting, reading, dogs and spending time with family and friends. She was much loved and will be dearly missed.
Terri passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents and grandson, Josh Jetton.
Her surviving relatives include her husband, Bill Vander Gaast; children: Randal and Deborah Vander Gaast, of Tipton; Regina Girard, of Seattle, Wash.; Pamela Baracho, of Houston, Texas; Amanda (Cleo) and Suresh Prabhakaran, of Carmel, Ind. Her surviving grandchildren are: Bran and Ashelie Vander Gaast, Tyler Vander Gaast and her partner, Jackson, Kethra and Conner Vander Gaast Johnson, Corrine and Meghan Vander Gaast, Jessica and Jesse Ford, Ezra Girard, Jade Girard, Talliana Baracho, Adam Baracho, Kadence Baracho and Maya Prabhakaran. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren.
