Bonnie Terry

Terry, Bonnie Lynn Burhenne; 75 of Lewisville, NC formerly of New Suffolk, NY, peacefully passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Burton and Ruth Burhenne; a son, Frank Olsen; and her soul mate, Mark Terry. She is survived by her six children, Elaine Olsen, Janet Avery (Chris), Laurie Simonds (Todd), Daniel “Burt” Olsen (Tammy), Tracy Martinez (Pedro), and Nikki Terry (Tom), and her honorary son, Will Lohn (Tracy); 19 grandchildren, Stacey (David), Erin, Tienna, Kyle, Maria, Matthew, Benjamin, Kolby, Essence, Dylan (Aleeyah), Chris, Nick, Tommy (Jenilea), Hayley (Brad), Jesse (Brittany), Evelyn, Nathan, Savannah and Cheyenne; 11 great- grandchildren, Alexander, Samuel, Eli, Jullian, Aubrey, Jason, Izzy, Belle, Jesse Jr, Luna, and Brendan; and her dear friend, Pat Hinton. Bonnie grew up in New York City and later moved to the North Fork of Long Island where she raised her family. She was one of the first female EMT’s for the Peconic Bay Ambulance Company. Together with her then husband Mark Terry, she successfully owned and operated Green Acres Lawn Care and Sensational Sounds DJ Service, as well as spearheaded Mark’s campaign for President of the New Suffolk School Board. After her career as an EMT she went into private duty hospice care, where she made many lifelong friends. Bonnie was always a strong, brave, and formidable woman. She was a 2-time breast cancer warrior. She always wanted a large family and was always proud of her children and grandchildren. She was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and grandmother. Her sarcastic, quick wit, and hearty laugh will be greatly missed as will her sage advice. In keeping with her wishes, she will be cremated, and her ashes returned to the waters of her home in New Suffolk, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor and memory should be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital or to your local animal rescue.