Wanda Marlys "Shorty" Terning

Wanda Marlys “Shorty” Terning, age 89, of Dassel, died Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Hutchinson Hospital in Hutchinson, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel with the Rev. Janine Olson officiating. A time to gather and reminisce will be held one hour prior to the service on Monday, May 13, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. Wanda Marlys (Rieck) Terning, the daughter of Robert and Esther (Ziedler) Rieck, was born on December 13, 1934, in Howard Lake, Minnesota. Wanda grew up in Howard Lake and graduated from Howard Lake High School. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and was presently a member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. On June 16, 1956, Shorty was united in marriage to Evans Erland Terning. They lived their lives in Cokato, Glencoe, Plainview, Howard Lake and in 1985, they moved to Dassel where they built a home on the shore of Lake Washington. Shorty was employed at a grocery store when they resided in Plainview. She drove a school bus for the Howard Lake School District for numerous years, worked as a detasseling foreman, delivered chicks to farmers and sorted corn. She also enjoyed traveling. Together with Evans they experienced Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Nova Scotia, and numerous states including Alaska and Hawaii. She was an avid outdoors woman who loved camping and fishing and could often be found with a fishing pole in her hand on her dock or in an ice fish house. Shorty and Evans had taken many fishing excursions to Canada, and she had recently taken fishing trips to the Lake of the Woods with good friends and family. Shorty always enjoyed spending time outdoors watching and feeding the birds, planting, weeding, and taking care of her garden. Her family was the most important part of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchild. She loved the holidays and other family events, the fourth of July and especially Christmas, (we will miss the fabulous roast beef). She is survived by her children, Kim (Philip Thiesse) Terning of Gig Harbor, Washington, and Karl (Cammy Moses) Terning of Dassel, five grandchildren, Robert Lemke, Paige (Erik Fremstad) Thiesse, Cody Moses, Madeline (Curtis Wen) Thiesse, and Samantha (Tyler) Dobmeier, and one great grandchild, Violet Jo Dobmeier. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, whom she loved as her own. She was preceded in death by her husband, Evans, daughter, Kari Lemke, parents, Robert and Esther Rieck, and her sisters, Joyce Carlson and Arlys Gayner.

Wanda Marlys "Shorty" Terning

December 13, 1934 - May 2, 2024