Terry Allen Halvorsen, 19372016 (aged 79 years)

Name
Terry Allen Halvorsen
Given names
Terry Allen
Surname
Halvorsen
Birth 1937 53 40
Census April 1940 (aged 3 years)
Occupation
Mechinist and Tool Maker
1959 (aged 22 years)

Employer: Westinghouse
Death of a motherAgnes B Miles
April 15, 1961 (aged 24 years) Age: 66
Burial of a motherAgnes B Miles
1961 (aged 24 years)
Death of a fatherOlaf E Halvorsen
February 13, 1969 (aged 32 years) Age: 85
Burial of a fatherOlaf E Halvorsen
1969 (aged 32 years)
Occupation
Mechanist
1984 (aged 47 years)

Employer: General Motors
Death of a brotherOlaf Emil Halvorsen
June 23, 2005 (aged 68 years) Age: 79
Note: Born in Trainer; 50 year resident of Parkside; died at the home of his daughter in Parkside
Death February 17, 2016 (aged 79 years)
Note: Terry Allen Halvorsen, age 78 of Trainer, PA died suddenly on February 17, 2016 at home.
Burial February 23, 2016 (6 days after death)
Family with parents
father
18831969
Birth: October 15, 1883 29 26Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 13, 1969Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
mother
18961961
Birth: June 21, 1896 59 43Gallagherville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: April 15, 1961Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage
Marriage: July 24, 1912
9 years
elder sister
1920
Birth: 1920 36 23Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
5 years
elder brother
1924
Birth: 1924 40 27Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
19262005
Birth: February 1, 1926 42 29Upland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 23, 2005Parkside, Pennsylvania, United States
3 years
elder sister
1928
Birth: 1928 44 31Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
7 years
elder sister
19342020
Birth: 1934 50 37Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 22, 2020Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States
12 months
elder sister
1934
Birth: 1934 50 37Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
4 years
himself
19372016
Birth: 1937 53 40Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 17, 2016Trainer, Pennsylvania, United States
Family with Private
himself
19372016
Birth: 1937 53 40Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 17, 2016Trainer, Pennsylvania, United States
wife
Private
Death

Terry Allen Halvorsen, age 78 of Trainer, PA died suddenly on February 17, 2016 at home.

Born in Chester, PA to the late Olaf & Agnes Miles Halvorsen, he was a lifelong resident of Trainer, PA. A Machinist & Tool Maker, he was employed with Westinghouse for 25 years and later retired from General Motors in 1999 after 15 years of service.

Terry, a master horseshoe player, belonged to NHPA (National Horseshoe Pitchers Association). He was a local country musician, singing under the name of "Tuneful Terry/Trio". He also volunteered his musical services at many churches, local nursing homes & veterans associations, specifically Lutheran Knolls. He was known as an avid Phillies Fan.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by 9 siblings, Charles, Wilbert & Olaf Halvorsen, Jr., Louise, Grace, and Lena Mae Halvorsen, Mildred Fulmer, Carrie Koechart, and Helen Brown.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sallie (Viscuso) Halvorsen, five children, Terry A. (Deane) Halvorsen, Jr., Sharon (Bruce) Adams, Roberta (John) Franchetti, Kimberly Halvorsen and Jason Halvorsen, 7 grandchildren, Ryan (Cate) Kelly, Daniel & Crystal Adams, Eric (Sarah) Halvorsen, Mark, Corey & Connor Halvorsen, 5 step grandchildren, and 2 sisters, Dorothy Loeffler & Estelle Hermann.

A viewing will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 from 7:00-9:00PM and Tuesday, February 23 from 10-11:00AM at Moreland-Pagano Funeral Home, 825 Main Street, Trainer, PA. Services will follow at 11:00AM. Interment Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA. Donations in his memory may be made to Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).