Maggie Terrell was called to her heavenly home on March 6 th ,

2024, while surrounded by her loving family,

Magdlene Rose was born on November 10 th , 1933, in Chicago,

IL to John and Carrie (Fowler) Danda. The family moved to

Michigan, ND when Maggie was a young girl-first living on a

farm and then moving into the town where they lived above the

Michigan dairy. She attended school in Michigan, ND through

the 8 th grade. Then, the family moved to Portland, OR where she

attended high school. Following her graduation from high

school, Maggie went to North Dakota, staying at her

grandparent’s farm. While there she was introduced to Donald

Behm at a house party; they were later married and blessed

with six wonderful children. They were married for 15 years

before they divorced in 1967.

While working at the Alma’s It Café in Grand Forks, ND, Maggie

met Cecil Terrell, a USAF airman. They married and moved the

family to the Great Falls Air Force Base in Montana, where she

was blessed with one more wonderful child.

From there the family moved to Vandenburg AFB in California

until Cecil retired from the Airforce in 1980 and moved to

Washington State. There, Maggie got a job at Ernst Home and

Garden and trained to be a master gardener.

Following their retirements in 1996, Maggie and Cecil sold their

home and hit the road in their RV! For 12 years they lived in

their motor home and traveled all around the country, covering

49 out of the 50 states before Cecil fell ill and they returned to

Enumclaw.

Following Cecil’s death in 2009, Maggie lived in the Auburn-

Enumclaw area. She enjoyed time with friends at her wine club

and stayed very active in her church, Hillside Community. She

will forever be missed by all those that knew and loved her.

Maggie is survived by six children: Bonnie (Rod) Thompson,

Darcie Hautzinger, Dan (Vicki) Behm, Mike (Carmen) Behm,

Kim (Bill) Stromberg, Andy (Kristi) Terrell; 22 grandchildren, 31

great-grandchildren; sisters: Shirley Ann Blanch and Judie

Danda; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was

preceded in death by her loving husband Cecil, a son, Floyd

Behm, a granddaughter, Elizabeth Behm, a son-in-law, Mark

Hautzinger, her parents, and a sister, Angie West.

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