Mrs. Constance Ann Terry

Constance Ann Peterson Terry died on January 8, 2015. She was born August 1, 1937, in Ottawa, Illinois to Gustave and Ella Anderson Peterson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Owen Rockefeller Terry; her son Michael Terry; her brother Ronald Peterson; her nephew Mark Peterson; her niece Christine Tompkins; her great great niece Natalie Bolam. Her sister-in-law Evelyn Peterson passed away in February 2015. She is survived by her son Mark Terry, her sisters Shirlee Jacobs and Gusta Jean (Richard) Bolam, and her half brother Richard Peterson. She is also survived by 10 nieces and nephews, 16 great nieces and nephews, and 4 great great nephews.

Connie graduated from Ottawa Township High School in 1955. She attended St. Olaf College and University of Illinois in Champaign. She married Owen Terry in November 1960. She received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She worked in Columbia, Maryland with the Maryland National Parks and Planning Department.

Connie was an accomplished pianist. She and her husband enjoyed traveling and visited many countries, including Norway, Japan, and France. Memorials should be directed to her beloved Chicago Symphony.