Terry Shirley
Oct. 14, 1951-March 21, 2020
Private Family Services
for Terry Shirley, 68, of
Fargo, will be held on Fri-
day, March 27, 2020 at
West Funeral Home in
West Fargo, ND. Burial
will take place on Satur-
day, March 28, in Medora
Community Cemetery,
Medora, ND.
Despite beating
leukemia and lymphoma,
Terry passed away Satur-
day, March 21, 2020 at
Sanford Health in Fargo.
Terry Wayne Shirley
was born October 14,
1951 in Fergus Falls, MN,
the son of William and
Margaret (Olson) Shirley.
He attended Fergus Falls
Public Schools, graduat-
ing high school with the
class of 1971. After gra-
duating from Wadena
Technical College in 1972,
Terry began his career as
a telephone technician
with Polar Telephone at
the ABM site in Nekoma,
ND. It was during this
time that he met Audrey
Tisor. The couple was un-
ited in marriage on May
17, 1975, at St. John Luth-
eran Church in Dickinson,
ND.
Terry and Audrey
moved to Pella, IA, in
1977, where Terry worked
for Continental Tele-
phone. Later that year, the
couple transferred to De-
vils Lake, ND. It was here
they welcomed their son,
Brian (1978) and their
daughter, Erica (1980) to
their family. After seven
years in Devils Lake, the
family moved to Willis-
ton, ND, when Terry be-
gan working with Mid-Tel
Telephone. In 1993, he
became employed with
Souris River Telephone
(SRT) and traveled
between Williston and
Minot. After 18 years of
service, Terry retired from
SRT in 2010.
Terry enjoyed taking
day trips on his
Harley-Davidson motorcy-cle and driving his
Camaro. He loved his Sa-
turday visits to the Ma-
sons of Moorhead for a
weekly “all you can eat”
pancake contest with his
son-in-law, Dennis, and
grandson Brian (Terry
usually won!). In Terry’s
opinion, breakfast at “The
Shack” in Fargo was the
best way to start the day,
and the MN Twins, MN
Vikings, and NDSU Bison
were the best teams to
cheer for. He was a fan of
National Hot Rod Associa-tion races, loved classic
cars and old tractors,
therefore also enjoyed the
Rollag Steam show. Terry
loved the family farm near
Rothsay, MN, and would
help there during sum-
mers.
Family meant every-
thing to Terry, and he
cherished time spent with
his wife, daughter,
son-in-law, and grandchil-dren. The title of Grandpa
brought him tremendous
joy. He loved family
camping trips: especially
those to the North Shore
of MN, Medora, and
South Dakota where he
would put a dollar or two
in the slot machine.
Terry is survived by:
his wife, Audrey;
daughter Erica (Dennis)
Healy of Fargo; grandchil-dren, Reese, Brian and
Easton Healy, all of Fargo;
his sister Linda (Wayne)
Brunton of WA;
brother-in-law, Lee (Gar-
net) Tisor, Dickinson, ND;
nephews and nieces, Dan
(Molly) Brunton of OR,
Melissa Brunton of WA,
Jessica (Ryan) Schneibel
of Fargo, Logan Tisor of
Fargo, and Morgan Tisor
of Mandan; uncle Barney
Edwards of MN; and
many cousins.
Terry was preceded in
death by: his son Brian
Shirley; parents William
and Margaret Shirley; and
his parents-in-law, Leo
and Harriet Tisor.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests memorials
in Terry’s honor be made
to the Hope Lodge of Min-
neapolis, 2500 University
Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN
55414.
West Funeral Home &
Life Tribute Center
westfuneralhome.com