Terri Trautman

Terri Trautman, 59 of Parker, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at Ava's House after suffering from ALS Disease.  Memorial services will be at 11:00am Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe.  Visitation will be from 5-7pm Tuesday at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm.  In lieu of flowers memorials maybe made to the ALS Association.

Terri Lynn was born on February 4, 1961 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls to David and Lamara (Marsh) Kuck.  She grew up at Parker where she graduated from Parker High School in 1979.  On July 3, 1981 she was united in marriage to Billy Trautman at Monroe, SD.  Over the years she was employed at Miller Structures, Parker Filter Plant, operated a home daycare, and at Donlan’s Foodland until she was forced to retire because of her ALS.  She was an avid penguin collector.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, DJ (Tracy) Trautman, Sioux Falls, Jean (Brent Gunter) Trautman, Sioux Falls, Jami Trautman, Parker, and Stephanie (Tommy Hansen) Trautman, Parker; 3 grandchildren, Carter, Emma, and Kirsten; the second love of her life, Dave Trautman, Parker; her parents, Dave and Lamara Kuck, Parker; 2 brothers, Todd Kuck, Sioux Falls and Charles Kuck, Bridgewater; and a sister Tammy (Loren) Roth, Freeman.  She was preceded in death by her husband Billy in 1994 and an infant sister Ellen.