Mass of Christian Burial for Seferious "Ex" Ternes, age 93, of McIntosh, SD, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in McIntosh, SD.    Fr. Jim Hoerter will officiate with burial in the St. Bonaventure's Catholic Cemetery in McIntosh.  Military Honors will be afforded by Ralph T. Ankerson American Legion Post #255 of McIntosh.

Seferious "Ex" Ternes was born on October 22, 1925 on the family farm in Grant County, ND, to Anton and Marcellina (Grosz) Ternes.  He was the 5 ^th of 14 children.  He grew up on the family farm south of Raleigh, ND, and attended Leahy School through the 8 ^th grade.

Following his schooling, he worked on the farm and was  inducted into the US Army on November 17, 1945.  He served in Germany during WWII and was honorably discharged on March 17, 1947.  He returned to the Raleigh area and on October 21, 1948 was united in marriage to Marie Volk. They lived in the Shields area until August of 1949, then they moved 9 miles north of McIntosh, SD, where they had purchased the Glen Nelson farm.

Six children were born to this union, Anthony, Phillip, Judy, George, Kathleen and Steve.  They raised their children and farmed and ranched as husband and wife for over 70 years  together.  Ex enjoyed trapping, hunting, pitching horseshoes and playing cards.  He was a member of the Ralph T. Ankerson American Legion Post #139, St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church, and served as a board member on the Beldon School Board.

Ex passed away on Saturday evening, April 20, 2019, at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD.

Ex is survived by his wife Marie; two sons, Phillip (Sherry) Ternes, McIntosh, SD and George (Lorrie) Ternes, McIntosh, SD; two daughters, Judy (Robert) Edinger, McIntosh, SD and Kathleen Gehring, Jamestown, ND; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Anne Riehl, Watauga, SD, Mary Nagel, Minneapolis, MN, Alvina (Albert) Lenerville, Rapid City, SD and Darlene (Jim) Soucy, Fargo, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Anthony and Steve; son-in-law, Duane Gehring; two brothers, Emil and Joseph; and seven sisters, Regina, Philomena, Appy, Teresa, Margie, Renata and Bernadette.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. followed by a reciting of the Rosary at 6 p.m. all at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD.