Ted was born May 29, 1952, Great Lakes, Illinois, the eldest son of five children of Theodore Charles Joneson and Joyce Diane Nielsen. He was raised in the Chicago area and moved to California in 1968 and graduated from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in 1970. He married the love of his life, Cheryl Jo Wahl, on October 24, 1970, and together they raised one son.
Ted worked at Sizzler in High School, where he met Cheryl. After graduation they married and settled in Burbank, they bought a house and raised their son. Ted had multiple talents; mechanic, handyman, house builder, pool guy and racing crew. Through the years his interest included fishing, camping, riding his Quad, bike riding with the family, playing golf, racing both participant and watching Nascar. He was a fan of Nascar racing, and for many years he and Cheryl were part of his nephew Sonny’s racing crew. Every weekend Ted would be found watching Nascar racing on TV.
Ted was known by his grandchildren as “Grumpy” because of the way he would grumble at family interaction, but the grumbles would always turn into smiles and giggles in the end. He also enjoyed his extended family gatherings like; birthday parties, holidays, and family vacations including the Annual trips to Disneyland (each month). In later years Ted enjoyed trips to Hawaii and playing golf. In his leisure time he went to Car Shows with his son and the yearly trip to Hot August Nights in Reno. His grandchildren were an essential part of his life; watching scary movies with Tucker, shopping with Madison, and he enjoyed his time with them.
Ted’s career started in 1972 at Products Research and Chemical in Glendale. Through the years PRC, was sold to many different companies like, Courtalds, Akzo, and finally in 1999 PPG. Ted had many jobs through the years, when they transferred the manufacture for polymer and sealants in Mojave in 1990’s, Ted commuted every day from Burbank. After 48 years of service, Ted retired on 6/30/2020 from PPG.
Ted is survived by his wife Cheryl, his son Ted C Joneson III, his daughter-in-law Angie (Petzoldt) Joneson and, two grandchildren, Tucker and Madison. His two sisters, Karen Burhoe of Camarillo, CA and Nancy Craigie of Crossville, TN and two brothers Steven Joneson of Clovis, CA and Greg Joneson of Oxnard, CA, uncles Richard (Diane) Nielsen of IN and Robert (Sue) of IL, six sister-in-laws, five brother-in-laws, many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ted Joneson and Joyce Joneson, his grandparents, his sister-in-law Tamara Wahl-Duprey, and brother-in-laws Timothy Wahl, David Cessna, and Larry Angel.
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