Theodore Lavern Dean

SERVICE UPDATED - MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at PARKE'S MV FUNERAL HOME. 

Theodore (Ted) Lavern Dean, 87, passed away December 28, 2016 following complications from pneumonia.  His wife Saundra was by his side.

Ted was born 12/8/1929 to John and Helen Dean in Twin Falls.  He was raised South of Twin Falls.  He came from a large family.  His Brothers and Sisters Oldest to Youngest are as follows.  Don, Tom, Ella, Ted, Rosemary, Norma Lee, Bill, Dick and Grace.

Ted married Saundra Thompson on January 15th  1968 in Elko, Nevada.  His brother Bill and Sister in Law Ann Dean served as their witness.

He leaves behind his wife Saundra Dean of Hazelton, Daughter and Son in Law Patsi (Eric) Williams of Boise, Son Jack Dean of Hazelton, Grandsons Landen (Nicki) Greenhalgh and Great Granddaughter McKenna Greenhalgh of Meridian, Mitch Greenhalgh (Cristan Deck) of Boise, Sisters Ella (Claude) Bryant of Burley, Norma Lee Ridley of Filer, Grace (Bob) Johnson of Twin Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews and family.

Ted joined the Army in January of 1951 and served in the Korean War.  He was honorably discharged in January of 1953.  His greatest love was for waterskiing. Ted and his Brother Bill drove to Florida to buy their first waterski boat in the early 60’s.  They started a waterski association at Murtaugh Lake and spent all their time and money waterskiing.  Ted liked to tell stories of not buying groceries so they could buy more gas for the boat and when friends would stop by they would eat their food.  If there was a family reunion or if someone was getting married,  it better be held at the lake, otherwise he was not going.  He lived and breathed for the Lake.  He was one of the best barefooters ever, and gave a bad time to the guys that wore something to cover their feet to barefoot.  In his older years he learned to ride the Air Chair, which he excelled at like anything else on the water.  Only when he had to go on Oxygen did he stop doing water activities.

Ted was a farmer at heart, living at the farm he bought up until his death.  He used to irrigate the old fashioned way with siphon tubes and gave his Grandsons a bad time when they couldn't keep up with him in the field.  Ted loved ice cream and bread.  In his younger years he ate both on a nightly basis and was always first in the dessert line.

Ted was a regular at the Coffee Shop.  As the Coffee Shop would change locations, he would follow and stay up with all the town gossip.  Most recently he had a friend who stopped by to pick him up every morning and take him to Coffee, then drop him off afterwards.  Ted had just renewed his drivers license, but I think he enjoyed having someone drive him.  He was at the Coffee Shop less than two weeks before his death.

Ted was a great Man and everyone who crossed paths with him loved him.  He will be missed, but we all have great memories that we can take comfort in.

One thing Ted always said was “I had fun, I have no regrets”.