Passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on May 1, 2012 in Victoria, B.C. He was born on October 10, 1921 in Prince Rupert, B.C.
Ted is survived by his wife Helen of 65 years, son Bill (Alinda), daughters Bonnie (Frank), Debbi (Bill), grandchildren Ben, Carson, Brigette, Erin, and Zach and great grandchildren Ashley, Wisdom, Bouman, Matthew, Caleb, Claire, Savanna, Joshua and Malakai.
Ted served in the Army as a Sergeant in World War II and met his beloved Helen in Ocean Falls, BC in l946. They were married in Prince Rupert on December 26, 1946, resided in Vancouver for 21 years prior to settling in beautiful Victoria for 44 years. Ted was well known as a mortgage provider in the area. Both Ted & Helen spent many happy years as Palm Springs snowbirds from 1976 to January 2012.
He will be sadly missed by many family members and friends he made along the way. Special thanks to Dr. Egan, and the Community Health Nurses that were there when we needed it most.
A memorial service will take place on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM at McCall Bros, Johnson and Vancouver Street, Victoria, BC. A reception will be held at the McCall’s Family Centre. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Ted’s name may be made to the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre.
Condolences for the family may be offered below.
13 Responses
Dear Helen and family,
My heart goes out to you Helen. We haven’t been in touch for a while and I am sad to read the news about Ted. He was generous with his time, sharing photos and dates and interesting stories of Nelson and Helen for the family tree, by phone and internet! He spoke with great pride about his family. We all enjoyed his sense of humour and energy at the reunions! He was a special guy.
With Love, Ellen
Hi, Helen and family.
Boy am I going to miss hassling Ted!!! He was a real character and we’re glad we knew him. We’ll miss seeing him and Bud will miss the cribbage games.
Thinking of you, Helen. I’m going to call you next week so answer the phone! We’re still in Cat City probably until about 5/15.
Love, Bud and Carolyn
Dear Helen, Bill & Alinda, Bonnie & Frank, Debbie and the Bowden Family – today will be a difficult day for you when you say goodbye to a loving husband, father, uncle, and grandpa – He was a fighter right to the end and will be sadly missed. Dave & I were fortunate to be able to see Ted in Palm Springs over the Thanksgiving holiday last year and will always have fond memories of him.
I’m sure we will all think of Ted when we see something in the near future that he would want to sell at the swap meet – so Ted, even though you aren’t here, your spirit will always be close by!
Our sympathy and love from all of us – Keep the memories flowing –