Terrance "Boots" Maring, Sr. Obit

TERRANCE "BOOTS" MARING, SR., 74, died Dec. 5, 2022 near Ottertail. He was a resident of Palisade. He was born April 9, 1948 in Fort Yates, ND to Ralph W. Maring and Helen (Kelly) Maring-Brown. He was first married to Helen Hasskamp and then Deb Himmelright. He and Deb had two children, Kelly and Terrance, Jr. At the age of two, he  moved to Palisade to be lovingly raised by Tex and Olga Bullis. They nick-named him Boots when, as a toddler, he refused to remove his cowboy boots. He graduated from Aitkin High School with a three-way sports scholarship to Texas Tech, which he turned down because he didn’t want to leave the area. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing and later in life, golf. He had a variety of occupations. His favorite was being a test driver for Scorpion Snowmobiles. He also enjoyed his time as a bartender at the Cactus in Perham as well as the Municipal Liquor Store in Palisade. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen and all of his parents. He is survived by his children and daughter-in-law, Kelly Maring and Terrance, Jr. and Nicole Maring; three grandchildren, Lily, Piper, and Steel; a sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Mike Howe; niece, Michelle and nephew, Ethan. A Celebration of Life is being planned for the upcoming spring.