Dirck Graham TERWILLIGER

1946 - 2012  (65 years)

• Name	Dirck Graham TERWILLIGER
  Birth	17 Nov 1946
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 May 2012	Lansing, Ingham, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan   [2]
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Dirck Graham TERWILLIGER,   b. 17 Nov 1946   d. 12 May 2012, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan  (Age 65 years)   2. Jane Sherwood TERWILLIGER,   b. 21 Jul 1952  (Age 71 years)   3. Sara Hart TERWILLIGER,   b. Abt 1956  (Age 68 years)
  Person ID	I14260	bmds
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Capt. Francis Wells TERWILLIGER,   b. 12 Jan 1915, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan d. 22 Mar 1968, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Dorothea Jacqueline FISH,   b. 4 Oct 1917, Lithium, Perry, Missouri d. 12 Oct 2000, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F5804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lien TRINH THI,   b. 2 Nov 1946, Vietnam d. 9 Mar 1989, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan (Age 42 years)
  Children	3 sons
  	1. Nicholas Wells TERWILLIGER,   b. 1 Oct 1973 (Age 50 years)   2. Edwin Thomas TERWILLIGER,   b. Abt 1978 (Age 46 years)   3. Richard Dom TERWILLIGER
  Family ID	F5809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thanhtam
  Family ID	F5810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 12 May 2012 - Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. Dirck Graham TERWILLIGER, age 65, of Lansing, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, after a short-term illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Dirck was the oldest son of F. Wells and Jacqueline Terwilliger. He served his country during the Vietnam conflict and retired from the Michigan National Guard after 30 years of military service. He was the owner of the Hobby Hub, a specialty store in Frandor, until his retirement in 2006. He served several terms on the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum Board, the CATA Board, and the Catholic Social Services Board. Additionally, Dirck was active in the Knights of Columbus and a parishioner at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in East Lansing.  Dirck is survived by his wife, Tammy (Thanhtam); three sons, Nicholas, Edwin, Richard; two stepchildren, Brian Ellis of Boston, MA, and Lisa Ellis of Orlando, FL; and two sisters, Jane Terwilliger of Ann Arbor and Sara (Bill) Dutcher of Mason. Dirck was preceded in death by his parents and previous wife, Lien.  Family will receive friends at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary to be prayed at 7:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in East Lansing on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Anthony Strouse celebrating. Burial and military honors will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Dirck’s family asks that you send donations to R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, 240 Museum Drive, Lansing MI 48933 or Knights of Columbus Council #7816, 955 Alton Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 90220526.