Vernon "Ted" Rochester

He had 1 Brother ,Gary and 3 Sisters Jean, Sharon & Donna(deceased).

At the age of 4 he had an eye removed due to a tumor but that never stopped him from doing anything. He even went into the Army at the age of 18 to serve his country.

After the Army he drove tow trucks and dump trucks and work in a factory in Ohio,when he was introduced to the love of his life Patricia.

After marriage he went to Barber College and became a Master Barber, After moving to Florida he owned Teds Barber shop in Hudson Florida for 10 years.

Ted & Pat had 3 Children: Anita Kay, April Lynn(stillborn) & Penny Lynn. Ted loved his family more than anything and worked very hard his entire life to support all of them in anything they did.

To add to his happiness he gained 6 Grandchildren: Shane, Stacie, Michael, Brittany, Daniel & Allyssa, If that wasn't enough he also added more happiness when he was blessed with 5 great grand children : Savannah, Ethan, Aubree, Baylee, & Liam.

Ted was so loved by his family and in all our eyes he was Superman. Even after loosing his leg he did rehab and continued to walk and do all normal household duties fixing anything around the house he could.He enjoyed going on dates with the "men" his grandsons to get chicken wings !

He never gave up and even gave his great grandson a haircut just 2 weeks prior to his passing.

We know he would have stayed with us forever if he could but the good lord had other plans and called him home.

He was married to his true love Patricia for 56 years and never left a room without giving her a kiss and saying I love you and telling her how beautiful she was.

He will be dearly missed & we will always carry him in our hearts forever.

The family will receive friends Wednesday November 1st from 6:00 pm until memorial service at 7:00 pm at Meadowlawn Funeral Home 4244 Madison St. New Port Richey, FL 34652.