Terry L. Loso

Terry L. Loso, age 80, of East Dubuque, IL, completed his earthly journey on October 15, 2024, at home, while surrounded by his loving family.  To honor Terry’s life, a private family Celebration of Life will be held.  Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery at a later date.  The Tri-State Cremation Center is humbly serving Terry’s family.

Terry was born on February 21, 1944, in Toledo, OH, a son to Robert L. and Arvella M.C. (Hubert) Loso.  He was gifted with an engineer’s mind, the talents of a top shelf mechanic, as well as the perfect amount of humor and sass when the moment required it.  Terry was united in marriage to his first wife, Kathleen Coyle, and they were blessed with many wonderful years and three children together before she was sadly called home ahead of him.  Thankfully, Terry found love again and has enjoyed spending each day with his beautiful bride, DeeAnn R. Deaton, by his side.  He found great joy in being the husband, father, and grandfather he was made to be and not a day went by where Terry didn’t both meet and exceed the goals he had set for himself where providing and caring for his family was concerned. 

Terry was a mechanic by trade, and a Ford mechanic specifically was where his passions existed.  He invested over 47 years of his time and talents at the dealership before he unfortunately suffered a back injury which sadly limited his potential.  Terry always enjoyed working on cars, especially restoring classic cars whenever possible in his spare time.  He took great pride in his accomplishments over the years and never forgot his abilities to assemble a classic Corvette from the ground up with only an old owner’s manual in hand.  Terry was also known for his generosity by many and countless friends experienced firsthand his willingness to help them with their projects all while expecting nothing in return. 

Terry was also an avid pool and fastpitch softball player throughout his life.  When the workday was done, you could easily find him enjoying one or the other to round out the day in hopes of perfecting his skills even further.  Terry was truly honored to be inducted into the Fastpitch Softball Hall of Fame in 2016 and treasured the acknowledgement of countless hours he had spent surrounded by family and friends.  The world will never be the same without Terry’s light shining among us and all who knew and loved him now seek to remember every memory which he leaves behind.  His ability to make each day seems just a little bigger and brighter was uncanny and this legacy will hopefully help to comfort all those who possess such heavy hearts today in his absence.  Thank you, Terry, for bringing your best to the table for all to witness and may the Lord graciously grant you eternal peace now from your earthly battles.  We will miss and love you dearly until we all meet again.

Those left to cherish the memory of Terry include,

his loving wife,

DeeAnn R. Loso, East Dubuque, IL;

his three sons,

Timothy L. Loso, East Dubuque, IL,

Thomas J. (Erin) Loso, Menominee, IL,

Jeremy J. (Jamie) Loso, Galena, IL;

his step-son,

Adam Deaton, Los Angeles, CA;

his adored grandchildren,

Trevor Loso, Tristan Loso, Tyler Loso, Taylor Loso, Sophia Loso, Maddux Loso, and Jacob Loso;

his siblings,

Linda Hilkey, Dubuque, IA,

Larry (Sharon) Loso, East Dubuque, IL,

and Jackie Loso, Onalaska, WI;

along with numerous extended family, friends, and neighbors.

Terry was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Kathleen (Coyle) Loso; his brother, Robert Loso; his brother-in-law, Oliver “Billy” Hilkey; and his niece, Kelly Leibold.

Terry’s family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Hospice of Dubuque for all of their professional and compassionate care.

Online condolences may be shared with Terry’s family at www.tristatecremationcenter.com