Stephen Louis Terrien

Resided in Gladstone, MI
Died August 24, 2019

Stephen Louis Terrien, age 70, of Gladstone passed away Saturday morning, August 24, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.

Stephen was born May 26, 1949 in Escanaba, the son of Bernith and Catherine (St. Vincent) Terrien. He served his country proudly in the United States Army and is a Vietnam War Veteran. He retired from the paper mill after 26 years of service. He was united in marriage to Paula Wolfe on June 13, 2008.

Stephen is survived by his wife, Paula of Gladstone, children, Molly (Greg) Dahn and Jeremie (Christe) Terrien, both of Gladstone, step-son, Steve (Sarah) Sanville of Gladstone, step-daughter, Andrea (Joe) Clark of Gladstone; grandchildren, Eli and Ean Terrien, Makayla and Alissa Sanville and Camryn and Cale Clark; siblings, Paul (Judy) Terrien, Leonard (Linda) Terrien, Sherry (Jack) Harrison, Barbara (Joe) Cousineau, Raymond (Sandy) Terrien, Pam (Lisa LaCasse) Caron and Terry (Laura) Terrien and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Lenore Peterson, Elaine Gareau and David Terrien.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 27 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. Military Honors will be presented at 3:00 PM by the Gladstone American Legion Post 71.

A Celebration of Steve’s life will follow at the Log Cabin in Gladstone.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Stephen’s name may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. www.stjude.org

17 Tributes for “Stephen Louis Terrien

    My thoughts are with you, Paula, Molly, and Jeremie, and the rest of your family. I’ve always considered Steve as a brother-in-law. I have many wonderful memories of times together when we were young. He was a funny person. I’m most grateful to him for blessing our family with Molly and Jeremie!

    One of our dearest friends. We have so many beautiful memories of all our travels the past six years. Love you and Paula so much! Very happy you finally got us out of Delta County Spud

    I’m so sorry & surprised to hear this Paula, Molly & Jeremie. My heart aches for you all. I have so many fond memories of Steve. Such a lovable man. RIP my friend & say Hi to Ron for me.

    I always looked foreward to working with Steve in the woodyard, he knew the job and could solve problems better than anyone out there. plus he was a blast to work with. he made work fun. Paul Sheedlo.

    My heart is broken and aches for you all. We had so much fun through the years. Sure am glad I had the pleasure of meeting him years ago. He will be missed dearly. Prayers for you Paula, Molly, Jeremie and all.

    Thoughts and prayers to Paula & the rest of the Terrien family. I am so happy that I got to spend time with him last week , thank you for letting me stop by. I will never forget the fun loving guy he was. I will cherish the memory of Steve. He was a warm, loving, caring person. He would try to act tough but I knew better. He loved his family& friends. Love to all. Lisa

    Thoughts and Prayers to Molly, Jeremie and family. Oh the memories I have with Steve, he sure did make sure our childhood was fun, safe and down to earth. I will never forget all the times with motorcycles, Wheelers, trampoline, hanging out in the garage and sitting around the kitchen table. Favorite Memory: Steve did not want to go to work, we were all sitting around chatting….he gave me the number to call him out. Told me to tell them he didn’t want to get out of his Pajama’s. It is exactly what I did, as Molly and Her Dad just sat there laughing. So many more memories…the picture above the toilet that he asked Molly to buy so he had something to look at when he took a piss….I can go on and on…..The care he had for all of us who showed up at his house. Amazing Man. Very lucky to have him in my life growing up.
    Sure wish I could have seen him before he left us.
    My thoughts and heart are with Molly.
    R.I.P. Old Man! You are definitely one of kind!

    I am so happy and proud to call Steve my brother in law, he taught me so many things in life from politics, military, fixing cars, family relations the list goes on. Steve was one of the most honest and caring people I have ever met. The one thing you could always count on Steve to do was tell the truth! There was facade or act when it came to Steve, what see was what you got! And what you got was a Loving husband, father and grand father who cared about the weak and poor as much as he cared for any celebrity. What a great man we have lost, we should learn from his life to be more like him! Thank God he has left the legacy of his children and grand children who are a reflection of Steve. He will be greatly missed and and always loved.

    I am so happy and proud to call Steve my brother in law, he taught me so many things in life from politics, military, fixing cars, family relations the list goes on. Steve was one of the most honest and caring people I have ever met. The one thing you could always count on Steve to do was tell the truth! There was never a facade or act when it came to Steve, what you see was what you got! And what you got was a Loving husband, father and grand father who cared about the weak and poor as much as he cared for any celebrity. What a great man we have lost, we should learn from his life to be more like him! Thank God he has left the legacy of his children and grand children who are a reflection of Steve. He will be greatly missed and and always loved.

    Having grown up in Wells knowing the Terrien family, it was with sadness that I learned about Steve’s passing. Thoughts and prayers for his wife and children as well as the brothers and sisters he left behind. God comfort all of you. Terry and Kathy Levesque

    Keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers. We ran into Steve from time to time and always enjoyed our conversations. He will be missed!

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