Terry Dunlap, age 78, of North Platte, NE passed away on February 25, 2021 at Great Plains Health.
He was born on January 23, 1943 in Omaha, NE to Roy and Gladys Hargis. He was placed in Nebraska Children’s Home and at age four he was adopted in 1948 by Leo and Mary Dunlap, then taken to Harrison, NE in the panhandle and raised on the ranch north of town.
Terry graduated from Sioux County High School with the class of 1961. He entered the United States Army in September 1961, serving 3 years and 30 months in Germany, returning in 1964.
He worked various jobs welding. In December 1969, Terry met Janet Hastings and he immediately fell in love with her and her cooking. They were married on November 28, 1970 at the Grainton United Methodist Church, recently celebrating 50 years of marriage. With this union 3 children were born: Rebecca, Rachel and Allan.
Terry was hired onto the Union Pacific Railroad in May of 1976 and worked there for 30 years as a Boilermaker. He retired in January 2007.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Mary Dunlap; sister, Anne Quintand; in-laws, Marven and Bernadine Hastings; and grandparents.
He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters, Rebecca (Matt) Morton, Rachel (Dave) Smith; son, Allan (Dulce) Dunlap; grandchildren, Gabe, Ethan, Abby, James and Caitlin Morton and Hannah and Parker Smith; his brother, Jerry (Lovilla) Dunlap and sister, Ina Glaubius.
A funeral service will be 1:00p.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Reverend Dr. Douglas Delp officiating. Burial will be 3:00 p.m. central time and 2:00 p.m. mountain time at the Elsie Cemetery in Elsie, NE with Full Military Honors. Services will be held following all current health directives regarding COVID-19. Memorials are suggested to Nebraska Children’s Home Society.
Carpenter Memorial Chapel is entrusted with arrangements. The service will be livestreamed via Carpenter Memorial Chapels Facebook page. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be directed to www.carpentermemorial.com.