Theresa “Terry” M. Barrett, 82, Sartell

December 14, 1940 - October 11, 2023

Mass of Christian Burial, a celebration of life, for Theresa “Terry” Mary Barrett, age 82, will be on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 11 AM at St. Francis Xavier Church, Sartell, MN. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 25 from 4-7 PM at Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes, St. Cloud, MN, and one hour prior to Mass at the church on Thursday. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND. Terry passed away on October 11, 2023, at Edgewood Memory Care, Sartell, MN surrounded by her loving family.
Terry was born on December 14, 1940, in Moorhead, MN to Otto and Margaret (Acheson) Thole. She graduated from Shanley High School, Fargo, ND in 1958 and attended the College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, MN for two years. Terry married Robert Barrett on September 16, 1961, in Moorhead, MN. They lived in Minnewaukan, North Dakota, from their marriage in 1961 until they moved to Fargo in 1971. Terry volunteered at each of the parishes where they lived in North Dakota. In 1977, Bob and Terry moved to Sartell, where Terry stayed at home to raise their three children. She continued to take care of her family by helping her children and her grandchildren. When her children were older, Terry worked at a local drug store for 14 years before retiring as the store manager in 2000. Terry was a gifted seamstress and an excellent cook and baker. She was known for her M&M cookies. She enjoyed gardening and teaching her children to be creative with crafts. She made custom blankets and Teddy Bears for her grandchildren, grandnieces, and grandnephews. Terry volunteered at St. Francis Xavier parish, where she helped children with their reading and writing.

Terry is survived by her husband of 62 years, Bob Barrett, Sartell, MN, daughters, Kim (Michael) Reiff, Maple Grove, MN, Stephanie (Messah) Combey, Eden Prairie, MN, son, Thomas (Annette) Barrett, Waconia, MN, 8 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, brother, Brother Otto Thole, O.S.B., and many nieces and nephews, sister-in-law, Kathy Barrett, Portland, OR.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Margaret Thole, and two brothers, Fr. Thomas Thole O.S.B., and Fr. Simeon Thole, O.S.B.

Memorials preferred to St. John’s Abbey, St. Francis Xavier School, or Cathedral High School.