Today we grieve the loss of our wife, mother, and friend Teri Lea Carriker Bernal Olmos, 62 of Overland Park, KS. Teri passed away on Wednesday, April 29th 2026 at Saint Lukes Hospice House. Teri was born in Kansas City, KS on December 5th, 1963 to John and Sharon Carriker. She is the middle child of three. Teri attended the Shawnee Mission School District before becoming a stay-at-home mother. Teri married Roger Carrender on December 5th, 1981 and were married for 42 years, later divorcing. They had 2 children, Luke Carrender and Tabatha Tompkins. Teri remarried Hernan David Bernal Olmos on March 30th 2024. She began work at Prairie Elementary as an educational aide, then moved to the secretary position for her alma mater Tomahawk Elementary. Teri was affectionately known as Tomahawk Teri. She loved her job and made a lasting impact on everyone she came into contact with. She worked for the school district for 29 years.
Teri loved to garden and had an exceptional green thumb with the ability to grow anything from vegetables to lush flower gardens. She loved summertime and annual fishing trips to Bull Shoals, doing her best to out-fish everyone around her! You could often find her floating in the swimming pool and enjoying her time outdoors. Even through the warm summers she would watch Hallmark Christmas movies. She adored Christmas and decorated her home with an abundance of holiday décor, frequently leaving it up year-round. During winter snowstorms you could always count on an excited phone call announcing a snow-day.
Teri was preceded in death by her parents John and Sharon Carriker, and is survived by her husband Hernan David Bernal Olmos, Son, Luke Carrender (Amber Carrender), daughter, Tabatha Tompkins (Zack Tompkins) and grandchildren, Chaise Carrender, Kylie Carrender, Hadley Tompkins, Adeline Tompkins, and Jason Tompkins.
Services will be held at Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas on Saturday May 16th, 2026. Visitation will be at 10:00 am with a celebration of life service to follow at 11:00 am.
