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She graduated from Seaman High School in 1981. Terry worked at Dillion's Grocery as a deli clerk; Southwest Publishing, mailing inserts; Volume Shoe and Hickory Point Rehabilitation in Oskaloosa as a cook.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Florence Friesen and a sister Julie Fairhurst.
Survivors include her "old man" Tharen Bartell of the home; 3 daughters, Kristina Bell of Topeka, KS, Kayli Bartell of Baltimore, Maryland and Angela Bailey of Topeka, KS; 1 adopted son, Dennis Mulryan of California; sister, Cathy Collins, Topeka, KS; 2 brothers, Rick Friesen of Topeka, KS and Larry Friesen of Carbondale, KS; 11 grandchildren.
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Family will greet friends from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Memorials may be sent to Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS to help with funeral expenses.
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