She was born Marjorie Lucille Mikesell to Harold R. and Frances M. "Patty" (Lemmon) Mikesell in Cass County. In 1944 she graduated from Fulton High School where she was valedictorian. For two years she worked in the medical office of her paternal cousin, Dr. Dean K. Stinson, before her marriage, Sept. 12, 1946, to Peter W. Terpstra Sr. From 1956 to 1974, she was a co-owner of the Fulton County Lumber & Construction Co. in Rochester. Later in life, she was employed by Clay's Flooring Covering and House of Decor as a consultant. She also attended Indiana University at South Bend. Mrs. Terpstra was a lifelong member of the Fulton County Historical Society, as well as past president of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority. Additionally she was a past president of the Young Women's Club, and a member of the First Christian Church. Marjorie will be lovingly remembered by a daughter, Patricia Ann Terpstra, Wright City, Mo.; son Peter William Terpstra II and wife Connie, Athens; four grandchildren, Rebecca Terpstra Kehler and husband Mitchell R., Greenwood, Peter W. Terpstra III, Leesburg, Richard J. Terpstra, Indianapolis, Alicia A. Terpstra, Muncie; and great-granddaughter Kaylee B. Kehler She was preceded in death by her mother on Sept. 28, 1969; her father on Aug. 24, 1977; three brothers Harold E Mikesell, Nov. 29, 1995, William R. Mikesell, May 6, 2007, and Paul L. Mikesell on April 1, 1979; great-grandson Zachary R. Kehler on July 4, 2001; nephew Marlon Dale Mikesell on Feb. 6, 1999, and her former husband Peter W. Terpstra Sr. on Dec. 9, 2008. A celebration of the life of Mrs. Marjorie Mikesell Terpstra is at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester, with the Rev. Junior Bose officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Interment is at the Rochester IOOF Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Fulton County Historical Society or Hope Hospice of Fulton County.