Elaine Ruth Ter Avest Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Elaine Ruth Ter Avest (Thornton, Colorado), who passed away at the age of 90, on October 7, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Elaine Ruth Ter Avest to show support.

She was predeceased by: her husband Don Ter Avest; her parents, Harvey Kollen and Ruth Kollen; and her brother Wendell Kollen. She is survived by: her children, Jeff Ter Avest (Tammy), Sandy Rice, Kelly Ter Avest (Laurie) and Kris Vitgenos (Lee); her grandchildren, Jacob (Erin), Erich (Stephanie), Elana, Alyson (Joel), Kelly, Alicia (Tony), Sarah (Tony), Gina, Kyler and Addy; her great grandchildren, Celeste, Vincent, Skyler and Layla; her sisters, Barbara Rabuck (Don) and Anita Nyhuis (Terry); and her sister-in-law Gayle Kollen. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.