Kerry Jean Terry, 60, of Lovell died peacefully on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at her home.
Kerry was born Oct. 14, 1948, in Lead, S.D., to Marguriete and Manfred Falk, the youngest of three children. She graduated from Lead High School in 1966.
Kerry went to Black Hills State, where she graduated with a degree in special education. She taught in the Lead-Deadwood School District from 1976 to 1981.
In 1981, Kerry moved to Lovell with her family and taught at Big Horn County School District No. 1 for 20 years. She started the Special Olympics program in north Big Horn County. Kerry was named the Educator of the Year for the State of Wyoming in 1994.
She spent her life raising her children, Tammie, Tracy, Teri Jo, Tashie, BJ, William and Jennifer. She spent countless hours supporting her children and grandchildren at school and sporting events. She has 11 grandchildren, Tyanna and Tierra Thompson, Mitchell, Matthew, Marquette and Marshall McArthur, Robert Nowak and Caitlyn, Brenden, Adessa and Carter Lundberg.
Kerry was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and Delta Kappa Gamma, where she spent hours serving others.
Kerry is survived by her children, Tammie Iverson of Sturgis, S.D., Tracy (Marc) McArthur of Byron, Teri Jo Terry of Longmont, Colo., Tashie (Craig) Lundberg of Lovell, BJ (Andrea) Terry of Broomfield, Colo. and her brother, Thomas Falk (Sandy) of Livonia, Mich. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant sister Norma, two infant children, William and Jennifer, and nephew Keith Falk. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives.
Arrangements are by Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell. Services were held Wednesday, July 1, at Haskell Funeral Home at 10 a.m. The family suggests memorials be made in Kerry’s name online (www.specialolympics.org) or mailed to: