Theodore Ochs Jr.
February 17, 1939 — May 31, 2003
Theodore "Ted? Ochs Jr., 64, of 1037 Rolling Glen Drive, Marion, died Saturday, May 31, 2003, in St. Luke?s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of pulmonary fibrosis. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Cheryl Dickerson of First United Methodist Church, Marion. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday (June 3.)Friends may also call an hour before the service on Wednesday. Graveside services will be private.
Survivors include his loving wife of thirty-eight years, Sandra Kolda Ochs; two sons, Keith Ochs and wife Jody of Marion and Kent Ochs and fiancée Karin Janessa of Chicago; a brother, Lyle Don Ochs and wife Linda of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two sisters, Kay Perkins and husband George of Burkburnett, Texas, and Ann Squire and husband Doug of Janesville, Wisconsin; a grandson, Wyatt Ochs, the light of his life; three nieces, Kristin Kolda, Andrea Kolda Dettbarn and Stephanie Hall Hollingsworth; and two nephews, Monte Moore and Kenneth Kolda. Ted was a committed father and husband and cherished his family and friends. He wanted the world to know he had a "wonderful, wonderful family and a wonderful, wonderful life.?
He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Harold Kolda and mother-in-law, Gwendolyn Schmidt Kolda.
Ted was born February 17, 1939, in Sterling, Kansas, the son of Theodore Ochs Sr. and Dorothy Oden Ochs. He married Sandra Kolda on September 11, 1965. Ted graduated from Hoisington (Kansas) High School in 1957, and Kansas State University in 1961, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a proud member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Ted began his career at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. In 1970, he continued his career at Westinghouse Electric Company in Davenport, Iowa, where he became a member of the Westinghouse Inner Circle for sales. In 1984, Westinghouse merged to become A.O. Smith Electrical Products, where Ted continued a successful career. His customers had such an appreciation for his honesty, integrity and commitment that he was their sole source supplier-the only person in the division to achieve such status.
Ted enjoyed an early retirement and traveled to many wonderful places with family and friends including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Costa Rica, Spain and Alaska. He looked forward to his annual summer gatherings with his fraternity brothers and their wives. Ted was an avid reader, enjoyed playing bridge and listening to country music. He was proud of his sons and touched many lives, even strangers. Ted will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Everyone should be so fortunate to have had a "Ted? in their lives.
Survivors include his loving wife of thirty-eight years, Sandra Kolda Ochs; two sons, Keith Ochs and wife Jody of Marion and Kent Ochs and fiancée Karin Janessa of Chicago; a brother, Lyle Don Ochs and wife Linda of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two sisters, Kay Perkins and husband George of Burkburnett, Texas, and Ann Squire and husband Doug of Janesville, Wisconsin; a grandson, Wyatt Ochs, the light of his life; three nieces, Kristin Kolda, Andrea Kolda Dettbarn and Stephanie Hall Hollingsworth; and two nephews, Monte Moore and Kenneth Kolda. Ted was a committed father and husband and cherished his family and friends. He wanted the world to know he had a "wonderful, wonderful family and a wonderful, wonderful life.?
He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Harold Kolda and mother-in-law, Gwendolyn Schmidt Kolda.
Ted was born February 17, 1939, in Sterling, Kansas, the son of Theodore Ochs Sr. and Dorothy Oden Ochs. He married Sandra Kolda on September 11, 1965. Ted graduated from Hoisington (Kansas) High School in 1957, and Kansas State University in 1961, with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a proud member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Ted began his career at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. In 1970, he continued his career at Westinghouse Electric Company in Davenport, Iowa, where he became a member of the Westinghouse Inner Circle for sales. In 1984, Westinghouse merged to become A.O. Smith Electrical Products, where Ted continued a successful career. His customers had such an appreciation for his honesty, integrity and commitment that he was their sole source supplier-the only person in the division to achieve such status.
Ted enjoyed an early retirement and traveled to many wonderful places with family and friends including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Costa Rica, Spain and Alaska. He looked forward to his annual summer gatherings with his fraternity brothers and their wives. Ted was an avid reader, enjoyed playing bridge and listening to country music. He was proud of his sons and touched many lives, even strangers. Ted will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Everyone should be so fortunate to have had a "Ted? in their lives.
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