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BELLEVUE — Terrance G. Buschelman Lt. Col. U.S. Marines (Ret.) died May 23, 2023.
Mass of Christian Burial was June 8 at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Bellevue.
Visitation and a wake service were June 7 at John A. Gentleman Mortuaries Bellevue Chapel.
Terrance “Terry” was born Feb. 22, 1951, in Fordyce, to Cletus and Mary Jane (Gilson) Buschelman. He was a 1969 graduate of Hartington Cedar Catholic High School, and a 1973 graduate of Mount Marty College, Yankton, S.D. He later earned his master’s degree from Pepperdine University. Terry married Vickie (Lethcoe) April 27, 1974, and they had three children.
Terry proudly served as a commis- sioned ocer in the U.S. Marine Corps,
retiring after 25 and one half years at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His Military Occupational Specialty centered around anti-air/anti-missile warfare, which included Surface to Air Weapons Ocer, Commanding ocer of Surface to Air Weapons detachments, and National Airborne Operations Center. He served at various duty stations including Quantico, Va.; Pensacola, Fla.;
Yuma, Ariz.; Ft Bliss, Texas; El Toro, Calif.; Outt AFB; and Okinawa, Japan.
He is a veteran of the Gulf War known as Operation Desert Storm. During his career he received many awards and decorations including the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with Gold Star, Kuwait Liberation Medal, and Army Commendation Medal. He also wore the Naval Aviation Observer Insignia, the Joint Chiefs of Sta Badge, Pistol Expert Badge, and Rifle Expert Badge.
He then taught and coached at Mount Michael Benedictine High School, Elkhorn, where he led them to a state soccer championship in 2005. He also taught and coached at Omaha Bryan High School.
He was a lifelong fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Green Bay Packers, New York Yankees, Manchester United, and the US National Soccer Teams. He also loved to ski, golf, hunt, and travel, but the greatest joy of his life was spending time with his grandchildren and watching them grow up.
He is survived by Vickie, his wife of 49 years; children, Staci (Rich) Dome, Christopher (April) Buschelman and Kyle (Kathleen) Buschelman; step daughter Pamela Fry; grandchildren, Brandon, Allison, Brayden, Brianna, Abigail, and Liam; step grandchildren, Josh, Cody and Aspen; step greatgrandchild, Jason; mother, Mary Jane Buschelman; siblings, Patricia (Gary) Suing, Barry (Cheryl) Buschelman, and Kari Lee (Mark) Kielty; brothersin- law, Kent (Barbara) Lethcoe, and Mark (Deborah) Lethcoe; many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cletus Buschelman.
