Theodore H. Ratcliffe

Theodore “Ted” H. Ratcliffe, 71, of Fairhaven, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Lieselotte (Tesar) Ratcliffe with whom he shared 25 years of marriage and former husband of Carol (Ulrichsen) Tate.

Born in Fall River, a son of the late Theodore H. and Beatrice Ratcliffe, he had resided in Fairhaven for most of his life.

Mr. Ratcliffe received a degree from S.M.U. now U-Mass Dartmouth and served in the United States Air Force.

He had worked as an operations manager in the Communications Department at Titleist/Footjoy Worldwife for over 25 years until his retirement.

Ted enjoyed gardening, maintaining his lawn, working on the computer, spending time with the family he loved so very much and adoring his new dog Junie.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Bethany Ratcliffe and Katie Ouellette of Mattapoisett; two step-daughters, Terry Morris and Marlene Snow of New Bedford; two grandchildren, Callie and Seth Gomes; five step-grandchildren, Christy Carreiro, Jessica Morris, Kara and Amber Snow and Charlie Tavares.

His Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 9:30am in the Trinity Lutheran Church, 16 Temple Place, Fairhaven followed by burial in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ted’s memory may be made to the Lighthouse Animal Shelter, 596 Hathaway Rd., New Bedford, MA 02740. For online tributes please visit: www.waring-sullivan.com

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