Terrance E. “Terry” Dorr, 85, of rural Cleghorn passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 11, at Meadow Star Church, Washta. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Terry was born on March 19, 1940, to Wesley and Mona (Pendleton) Dorr at Cherokee. He attended country school until eighth grade and then graduated from Cleghorn High School in 1958. He was united in marriage to Nina Schlichting on Sept. 18, 1962, at Cherokee.
Terry was a lifetime farmer. In his lifetime, he helped with working horses at an early age and had a tractor to drive when he was about 12-years-old. He farmed until 1998 and then worked for Pine Grove Farms for three years. He trucked for Cowan Trucking for 23 years, retiring in September 2023. He enjoyed shoeing horses with his daughter up until December 2025.
He was a member of Meadow Star Church, rural Washta.
Terry loved his work on the farm and taking care of horses. He loved any time spent with his grandkids and great grandkids, his church family and his dogs. He particularly liked ice cream.
He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jesse and Dorothy Schlichting, also several aunts and uncles.
Terry is survived by his wife Nina Dorr of Cleghorn; daughters, Chelle (Dan) Dannenbring of Freeman, S.D., and Tammy Roepke (Ronnie Steinhoff) of Smithland; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: Beth (Justin) Hansen and their son Brey; Eric (Dani) Rueter and their children, Lexi and Thomas; Wesley (Ashley) Rueter and their children, Parker and Lincoln; Ehtan Roepke; and Tally (Curtis) Goosen and their children, Chandler and Chayson; brother Richard (Barbara) Dorr of Cleghorn; also several nieces, nephews and friends.
