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Terry Jessen
TERRY JESSEN
Vinton
Terry Jessen, 84, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the church before Mass, from noon to
1:30 p.m. with a Rosary at 1:30 p.m.
Terrence Alan Jessen was born on
Nov. 3, 1937, in Manchester, Iowa.
Terry's legacy is his family and that family reaches well beyond genetic ties. Those who loved him number many, but especially, his children, Mary Marcel (Gerald) Horst, John (Erika) Jessen, Jennifer (Don) Staver, Susan (Randy) Hamlett, Thomas Jessen, Nicholas (Erika) Jessen and Margaret Bagby; grandchildren, Erin, Clare (Drew Chapman), Patrick, Megan, Emma, Lily and Grace Horst, Jack and William Jessen, Samantha, Caitlin, Nicholas, Alicia and Olivia Staver, Nathanael (Sara), Michael, Gabriel, Ella and Anna Hamlett, Avery and Wyatt Jessen, Mila and Ian Jessen, Madeline and Elizabeth Bagby; and great-grandchildren, Nora, Julia, and Graham Chapman and Sage Hamlett.
Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Terry Jessen; and his brother, Kent.
Memorials will be directed to St. Mary Catholic Church in Vinton and the Strawberry Point Fire Department.
Van Steenhuyse Teahen Funeral Home is caring for Terry and his family. Condolences may be left at www.vsrfh.com.
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