Passed away on December 29, 2011 at his home in Rohnert Park, CA, in the company of his loving family. He was a lifelong Christian and a member of St. John's United Methodist Church. Ted was born in 1925 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ted was the loving husband of Ruth Amey Miles; they were married in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1950. Ted was the father of three sons - Ted Jr., Jeff and Don.
Ted enlisted in the Army Air Corps serving our country in the Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in Physics. Ted had a long, productive career, working for Philco, Ford, and Lockheed. He was proud of his pioneering work in semiconductors and satellite engineering.
In retirement, Ted liked reading, helping out at church, working in the garden, and making wooden toys for his grandchildren. Ted is survived by Ruth, three sons, their wives Laura, Kathy, and Dale, three grandchildren, Jody, Ted III and Liz and two great grandchildren, Addison and Corbin. He was predeceased by his four brothers and one sister.
Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa. Private inurnment, Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery, Dixon, CA. Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 5150 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Daniels Chapel of the Roses Funeral and Cremation Services 525-3730
Ted enlisted in the Army Air Corps serving our country in the Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in Physics. Ted had a long, productive career, working for Philco, Ford, and Lockheed. He was proud of his pioneering work in semiconductors and satellite engineering.
In retirement, Ted liked reading, helping out at church, working in the garden, and making wooden toys for his grandchildren. Ted is survived by Ruth, three sons, their wives Laura, Kathy, and Dale, three grandchildren, Jody, Ted III and Liz and two great grandchildren, Addison and Corbin. He was predeceased by his four brothers and one sister.
Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa. Private inurnment, Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery, Dixon, CA. Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 5150 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Daniels Chapel of the Roses Funeral and Cremation Services 525-3730
Passed away on December 29, 2011 at his home in Rohnert Park, CA, in the company of his loving family. He was a lifelong Christian and a member of St. John's United Methodist Church. Ted was born in 1925 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ted was the loving husband of Ruth Amey Miles; they were married in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1950. Ted was the father of three sons - Ted Jr., Jeff and Don.
Ted enlisted in the Army Air Corps serving our country in the Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in Physics. Ted had a long, productive career, working for Philco, Ford, and Lockheed. He was proud of his pioneering work in semiconductors and satellite engineering.
In retirement, Ted liked reading, helping out at church, working in the garden, and making wooden toys for his grandchildren. Ted is survived by Ruth, three sons, their wives Laura, Kathy, and Dale, three grandchildren, Jody, Ted III and Liz and two great grandchildren, Addison and Corbin. He was predeceased by his four brothers and one sister.
Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa. Private inurnment, Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery, Dixon, CA. Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 5150 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Daniels Chapel of the Roses Funeral and Cremation Services 525-3730
Ted enlisted in the Army Air Corps serving our country in the Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in Physics. Ted had a long, productive career, working for Philco, Ford, and Lockheed. He was proud of his pioneering work in semiconductors and satellite engineering.
In retirement, Ted liked reading, helping out at church, working in the garden, and making wooden toys for his grandchildren. Ted is survived by Ruth, three sons, their wives Laura, Kathy, and Dale, three grandchildren, Jody, Ted III and Liz and two great grandchildren, Addison and Corbin. He was predeceased by his four brothers and one sister.
Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa. Private inurnment, Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery, Dixon, CA. Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 5150 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Daniels Chapel of the Roses Funeral and Cremation Services 525-3730
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