Theodore "Ted" K. Balko, 88, of Blackduck died on Wednesday, August 28, 3013 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident just south of Blackduck, MN.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Lutheran Church with Rev. Denise Fossen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck, MN. Cease Funeral Home of Blackduck, MN assisted the family with arrangements.
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Theodore Kenneth "Ted" Balko, 88, of Blackduck, Minnesota, passed away on August 28, 2013.
Ted was born on February 23, 1925, in Alamena, Wisconsin, the son of Gustave and Bertha (Lueck) Balko. His parents settled and farmed in Summit Township where he attended country school. Ted graduated from Blackduck High School in 1942 and moved to Duluth where he worked as an apprentice in the shipyards until the end of WWll.
After the shipyards, he worked at an electrical shop where he met Angeline Marchetti. The two were married January 10, 1948. They returned to Blackduck and settled in as active members of the community. After working at Wolden's, he started his own "blacksmith shop" doing what he loved- repairing, repurposing and problem solving. After several years being self-employed, in the 1960's, Ted moved on to work at Nuply in Bemidji until his retirement in 1987, with a little detour to Alaska in 1965.
The "Shop" in backyard was always open to those who wanted to chat, or were needing repairs, or with Ted working on one of his many creative projects. He enjoyed working with both wood and metal, making furniture for the house and making working models of steam and gas engines. His family enjoyed coming home to hear "let's go out to the shop to see what I've been working on". There was always a little grin, a chuckle and a twinkle in his eye. Flagpoles became his project of choice. Ted said he would stop at 50-one for each state in the U.S., but he exceeded 100 due to popular demand.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Lutheran Church with Rev. Denise Fossen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck, MN. Cease Funeral Home of Blackduck, MN assisted the family with arrangements.
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Theodore Kenneth "Ted" Balko, 88, of Blackduck, Minnesota, passed away on August 28, 2013.
Ted was born on February 23, 1925, in Alamena, Wisconsin, the son of Gustave and Bertha (Lueck) Balko. His parents settled and farmed in Summit Township where he attended country school. Ted graduated from Blackduck High School in 1942 and moved to Duluth where he worked as an apprentice in the shipyards until the end of WWll.
After the shipyards, he worked at an electrical shop where he met Angeline Marchetti. The two were married January 10, 1948. They returned to Blackduck and settled in as active members of the community. After working at Wolden's, he started his own "blacksmith shop" doing what he loved- repairing, repurposing and problem solving. After several years being self-employed, in the 1960's, Ted moved on to work at Nuply in Bemidji until his retirement in 1987, with a little detour to Alaska in 1965.
The "Shop" in backyard was always open to those who wanted to chat, or were needing repairs, or with Ted working on one of his many creative projects. He enjoyed working with both wood and metal, making furniture for the house and making working models of steam and gas engines. His family enjoyed coming home to hear "let's go out to the shop to see what I've been working on". There was always a little grin, a chuckle and a twinkle in his eye. Flagpoles became his project of choice. Ted said he would stop at 50-one for each state in the U.S., but he exceeded 100 due to popular demand.
Theodore "Ted" K. Balko, 88, of Blackduck died on Wednesday, August 28, 3013 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident just south of Blackduck, MN.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Lutheran Church with Rev. Denise Fossen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck, MN. Cease Funeral Home of Blackduck, MN assisted the family with arrangements.
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Theodore Kenneth "Ted" Balko, 88, of Blackduck, Minnesota, passed away on August 28, 2013.
Ted was born on February 23, 1925, in Alamena, Wisconsin, the son of Gustave and Bertha (Lueck) Balko. His parents settled and farmed in Summit Township where he attended country school. Ted graduated from Blackduck High School in 1942 and moved to Duluth where he worked as an apprentice in the shipyards until the end of WWll.
After the shipyards, he worked at an electrical shop where he met Angeline Marchetti. The two were married January 10, 1948. They returned to Blackduck and settled in as active members of the community. After working at Wolden's, he started his own "blacksmith shop" doing what he loved- repairing, repurposing and problem solving. After several years being self-employed, in the 1960's, Ted moved on to work at Nuply in Bemidji until his retirement in 1987, with a little detour to Alaska in 1965.
The "Shop" in backyard was always open to those who wanted to chat, or were needing repairs, or with Ted working on one of his many creative projects. He enjoyed working with both wood and metal, making furniture for the house and making working models of steam and gas engines. His family enjoyed coming home to hear "let's go out to the shop to see what I've been working on". There was always a little grin, a chuckle and a twinkle in his eye. Flagpoles became his project of choice. Ted said he would stop at 50-one for each state in the U.S., but he exceeded 100 due to popular demand.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Lutheran Church with Rev. Denise Fossen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck, MN. Cease Funeral Home of Blackduck, MN assisted the family with arrangements.
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Theodore Kenneth "Ted" Balko, 88, of Blackduck, Minnesota, passed away on August 28, 2013.
Ted was born on February 23, 1925, in Alamena, Wisconsin, the son of Gustave and Bertha (Lueck) Balko. His parents settled and farmed in Summit Township where he attended country school. Ted graduated from Blackduck High School in 1942 and moved to Duluth where he worked as an apprentice in the shipyards until the end of WWll.
After the shipyards, he worked at an electrical shop where he met Angeline Marchetti. The two were married January 10, 1948. They returned to Blackduck and settled in as active members of the community. After working at Wolden's, he started his own "blacksmith shop" doing what he loved- repairing, repurposing and problem solving. After several years being self-employed, in the 1960's, Ted moved on to work at Nuply in Bemidji until his retirement in 1987, with a little detour to Alaska in 1965.
The "Shop" in backyard was always open to those who wanted to chat, or were needing repairs, or with Ted working on one of his many creative projects. He enjoyed working with both wood and metal, making furniture for the house and making working models of steam and gas engines. His family enjoyed coming home to hear "let's go out to the shop to see what I've been working on". There was always a little grin, a chuckle and a twinkle in his eye. Flagpoles became his project of choice. Ted said he would stop at 50-one for each state in the U.S., but he exceeded 100 due to popular demand.
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