Terrence P. Dehls

Terrence “Terry” Dehls, 81, formerly of East Moline, Illinois, died Saturday, September 12, 2020, in his home in Des Moines, Iowa.

Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, in the Horizon Room at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline, and will be live streamed at facebook.com/TrimbleFuneralHome/live. The family will receive friends at a hospitality visitation with food and refreshments before the service from 11 a.m. to funeral time. Masks and social distancing requirements will be enforced. Memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center.

Terrence Paul Dehls was born June 10, 1939, in Festus, Missouri, the son of Leslie and Florence (Casteel) Dehls. He served in the U.S. Air Force and went on to work as a machine operator for the Rock Island Arsenal for 25 years, retiring in 1997. He married Margaret (Peterson) Stottler on April 8, 1972, in Moline. She died March 1, 2020.

Terry enjoyed fishing, playing slots, crossword puzzles, and watching “Jeopardy!”. He was also a big animal lover, having many rescue dogs over the years. He was also a proud friend of Bill W.

Terry was survived by his step-children, Kenneth (Janet) Stottler of Henderson, Nevada, Kathleen (Paul) Stumphy of Moline, and Virginia "Ginger" (Kevin) Dreifurst of Des Moines: eight step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Shirley Thomas of Florida, Ruth Andrews of Moline, Jean Marie Dehls of East Moline, and Stanley Dehls of New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; a step-daughter, Sharon Krogman; a step-grandson, Matthew Dreifurst; and a brother, Joel Dehls.

The family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.