Terry D. Gebers

Terry D. Gebers

1959 – 2025

HOLSTEIN - Terry D. Gebers, 66, of Holstein, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein, with the Pastor Scott Bieker officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein. Burial will be at the Holstein Cemetery of Holstein. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein is in charge of arrangements.

Terry D. Gebers was born April 23, 1959, in Cherokee, to Darrell and Mary (Godbersen) Gebers. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Terry graduated from Holstein High School in 1978. He spent the majority of his life in Holstein, with the exception of some time in Colorado.

Terry was united in marriage to Lisa (Ridder) Gebers, the love of his life, on Sept. 29, 2000. Terry lovingly adopted Erin and raised her as his own.

Throughout his life, Terry held many jobs including working for Michaelson Implement, Baumann Ford Garage, Grell Contracting, Holstein Elevator, GCC, Godbersen Smith Construction, and he ran his own businesses, Gebers Trucking and “County Limousine.”

Most evenings, you could find Terry tinkering in his garage. He was a self-taught mechanic and was gifted artistically using his talents to restore and collect vehicles. He enjoyed buying and selling cars and driving trucks of all kinds. When he wasn’t fixing cars, he enjoyed watching racing and demolition derbies, hunting, and keeping his home and vehicles in immaculate condition. He loved to joke around and had a knack for making people laugh. Terry had a kind heart under a sometimes gruff exterior, even caring for the squirrels and birds in his yard. Terry was optimistic about his diagnosis, but lost his two-year battle with kidney cancer on Aug. 12, 2025.

He is survived by his daughter, Erin and her husband, Zach; grandchildren, Talyn, Sophia, Lane and Gentry and grand-dog, Luther, all of Emmetsburg; step-children, Dawn, Justin, Brittany, Jennifer, Tim and Patrick; mother, Mary A. Gebers of Holstein; brothers, Daniel (Peggy) Gebers of Holstein, and Darin (Mary B.) Gebers of Holstein; sisters, Darci Gebers of Spirit Lake, and Marci (Jessica) Gebers of Volga, SD; his longtime companion, Heather; and many extended family and friends.

Terry was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa Gebers in 2005, and his father, Darrell Gebers in 2013.

Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensenfh.com