| TERRY BERT MARR, 69 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 28, 2023 at his home.
He was born on January 11, 1954 in Oakland, Nebraska to Ellsworth and Gertie (Ray) Marr. Terry grew up on a farm in rural Tekamah.
Terry graduated from Tekamah-Herman High School in 1972. He married Julie Boswell on July 14, 1973. To this union, four children were born: Aaron, Jennifer, Tania and Amanda.
Terry instilled his love of nature into his children, making sure they all knew how to bait a hook, set a trap, shoot a gun and appreciate a great sunset. In the summers, he took them boating and swimming. In the winters, he took them sledding. Springtime was for mushroom hunting. Terry put in a lot of time with his children at the Missouri River, mostly fishing or boating, but there were also many camping trips. He also loved a good thunderstorm and his kids loved standing in the doorway with him, getting increasingly excited over the thunder and lightning.
Terry's children will fondly remember all the car rides with their dad on country roads, singing along with the radio turned up. Terry would sing along, loud and proud, to every Johnny Cash song in his deep, baritone voice.
The ornery and stubborn genes run deep in Terry's family. He got a little extra of the ornery one and the stubborn one. He was known to say, "I'm not stubborn. I'm determined."
Terry was always up for a good joke. But even more so, a bad joke. Those were his favorite! He loved telling stories and making people laugh.
Terry worked several jobs, including farming, the Plaindealer and Railserve/Canac. He retired from Canac in 2020.
Terry's hobbies included hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, stargazing and arrowhead hunting.
He was always proud to feed his family the food that he caught himself and he loved showing off the newest arrowhead or piece of pottery that he scavenged.
Terry was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Phyllis Loerch and Joyce Allison, brother, Marvin Marr and grandson, Jakobi Bigley.
Survivors include his children, Aaron (Jennie) Marr of Walton, Jen Marr of Lincoln, Tania Marr of Lincoln and Amanda (Kenny) Bigley of Adams; grandchildren, Max Marr, Jadon Kroeten, Riley Irvin, Kyler and Mae Bigley and Raleigh Ledbetter.
Memorial Service 10:30am Saturday, August 5, 2023 First Presbyterian Church, 1318 K Street Tekamah, NE 68061.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
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