Hi Maureen - not sure you will check this site months after Ted's passing but I just found out today - unfortunately the last time we met was at our wedding some 30 plus years ago, growing up with Ted I learned so much about a kind soul with an ever ending sense of humour, as I read the comments on this site I'm not surprised he lived his life with such compassion and strength - he just came that way, I so wished we would have crossed paths again, my thoughts have been with him all day, take care,

Maureen - Wendy and I are devastated!  We just heard and we express our deepest sympathies.  We now live in Houston.

Hi Maureen, its has been a long time since Ted and I had a beer together, probably high school, but i still have the good memories of when we hung out together and driving around in is Karmen Ghia. My thoughts are with you and your family. Alan Farano, Crowsnest Pass

I am so sorry to hear of Ted's passing. Sincere condolences to the family.

Dear Maureen,

I am very sorry to hear of Ted's passing. He was such a kind man with a great smile and a matching sense of humour.  Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Maureen, Sharon and I are so sorry for your loss. We enjoyed being with you and Ted at many AMA functions and always were very comfortable with both of you. We know that you and Ted faced the challenges together with courage and faith. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Jack & Sharon Thompson

Dear Maureen and Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time. Your wonderful memories will always keep him close to your hearts. I worked in the prep lab for 15 years and was always happy when I was assigned one of Ted's courses. He was so easy to work with but when it came time to play crib he did his best to skunk you and loved doing it!! He will be greatly missed. Sorry we were unable to attend the service as we were driving back home from our winter vacation spot.

Maureen, Alison & PJ, Alex & Stephanie and the rest of the family and friends,

I am so sorry for your loss. My heart is with you in this time. I wish you strength to get through it. It was such an honour to have met and gotten to know Ted, and all of you...you became my family.  I know Ted was so proud to call you his family, and I know you will stick close together to stay strong and remember the wonderful man, husband and father that he was.

Love Bethany Armstrong

Maureen, I was saddened to hear about Ted's passing. I am so thankful that we had the chance to spend time with you and Ted in all the wonderful places we met; drinking wine in Oregon, enjoying the scenery in Banff and the sun in Florida to name but a few. I have admired both of your strengths as you met the challenges both Ted and you faced over the past few years and just know I am sending you lots of hugs and prayers.

Dear Maureen and Family, 

I want to extend my condolences to you and your family during this difficult time. The loss of a loved one offers us a reminder of what is really important in this world. Cherish your memories of Ted as they will bring you comfort and keep him alive in your heart forever. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Dear Maureen and Family
My deepest sympathies to you all during this very sad time. I hope you will find comfort in all your wonderful memories, and strength in each other moving forward. I will keep you in my prayers.

Dear Maureen,

I am very sorry to hear that Ted has passed.  My deepest sympathy to you and your family.

Dear Maureen and Family, 
I want to extend my condolences to you and your family during this difficult time.  It is extremely hard to loose a loved one.  Cherish memories of Ted and it will bring you comfort, he will remain in your hearts forever.  My thoughts are with you and your family.
Judy

While I only had the good fortune to talk with Ted a few times, I feel truly blessed to have known him.  Ted had a way of drawing you in and making you feel comfortable and cared for.  He always seemed eager to share a warm smile and a positive thought.  Most of all, I'll remember his obvious love and devotion to you and the family Maureen.  I'm so sad for your loss.  You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Maureen I was so very saddened to hear that Ted had passed away.  Although I only met Ted once, through your words I could feel the strength of your love for each other and the passion for life that you shared together. The other guest book comments speak of a man truly loved and respected - may you find peace in the days to come.  God Bless.

Dear Maureen, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family.

Maureen and family - my deepest sympathies to all of you in this very difficult time.  You are in the thoughts and prayers of your AMA family - please take strength from all of those around you who care so deeply.

To Ted's family- I had the privelege of being instructed by Ted from 1997 to 2000.  He was an excellent instructor, and an outatanding person overall.  He had more time for me that he probably could afford to spare, and it was clear to me that he truly enjoyed instructing and dealing with students.  I had maintained contact with him after graduation, and he continued to be helpful and generous with his time.  With all the students that passed thorugh his classes, I was surprised that he still remembered me by name and that I got 100% on one of his exams!  Truly a great man.  My deepest sympathies for your loss.

Brian Young
District Manager- Baker Hughes Upstream Chemicals Fort McMurray
Chem Tech Grad- 2000

Maureen, Alison, P.J., Alex, Stephanie and families - words cannot express the deepest sympathies that we have for you during this difficult time. May the memories of Ted's kindness and strength along with the legacy of his work through his students and colleagues live on forever. He will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and hearts are with you.
Ken Klatchuk, Sharlene Yanitski and girls

Maureen, we express our condolences with great sadness.  May God give you the strength in this trying time.  God bless you and your family.  
Peter and Sue Shih, Dubai, UAE.

Maureen and Family,
Sending our deepest sympathy to you. Ted and I grew up in West Coleman and I will always remember his laugh and what a gentleman he was. 
May God bless you through this most difficult time.

Maureen,
I was saddened to hear of your loss and want to extend my condolences.  May you continue to be strong as you and your family face this difficult time and take comfort in your memories of your life together.  Although taken from you too soon he will remain in your heart forever.

Maureen and Family, 

Our deepest sympathy to all of you during this difficult time.  Ted gave each of you a special gift which lives on in your hearts, minds and actions.  His love, laughter, wisdom and dreams  remain within each of you - cherish his memory as you all stand strong together.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Maureen and Family

I would like to offer my deepest sympathy in your loss.  I know it is a very difficult time; take comfort in knowing others are sharing your sorrow and pain.  Ted was just a really fantastic person.  I had the pleasure of sharing an office with him in my earlier days at Nait.  It was a great experience.  He was very well liked, admired, and respected by students, colleagues, and friends.  He will be missed.  Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Wally & Rena Herle

Maureen & Family,

Our deepest sympathies on your loss of Ted. It was always a pleasure to talk with Ted. His astute insight on many different subjects and his keen sense-of-humour are great memories of Ted we charish. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.

Dear Maureen,

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to you and your family.  May you all find peace and comfort in each other and in your memories.

To Ted's Family:

My deepest sympathies to you for your loss. I remember working with Ted during our Associate Chair days in the School of Resources and Environmental Managment (REM). I will always remember Ted's "quiet strength", sense of humour, and above all a high level of respect for his profession, colleagues, and students. He will be missed by all here at NAIT.

Dear Alexander and family,
Your dad was a great man. I spent many hours lounging at his office door while we chatted about many things (sometimes even work!). He will be missed. Much love and support,

Dear Maureen:  Our thoughts are with you during this very difficult time. I have admired the depths of your love, devotion and strength for this generous, wonderful man.  We were both moved by the sad news of Ted's passing and wish you and your family peace as you draw comfort from each other.   Deepest sympathies.

Sending sympathy and prayers to the Ondrus family during this difficult time.  May your cherished memories bring some measure of peace now and in the days ahead.  Ted's quiet strength and kind spirit will be remembered by all who had the pleasure to make his acquaintance.  

Ardis Westgard & James Fankhanel

South Australia: Ted's brother in law Eric and Sister in law Lynette Payne and all of our children Daniel, Jordana (new baby born today Sophia Grace) Jared, Liana, Alicia, Bob, Lilian, Sienna, Hayley, Adam, Mia, & Jett all send our love to you Maureen, Alex, Stephane, Alison, P.J. and Mom Payne. We know we all will miss Ted so very much and he will stay alive in all of our thoughts and hearts forever. He was such a brave man and so full of love and consideration to everyone he knew.

Maureen and Family:
Our sincere sympathy on the loss of a wonderful person.   We always enjoyed our time with Ted in Jasper.  How fortunate that he was to be able to see both his children get married - these will be special memories for you all.   We miss our AMA Family.  Take care and we will think of you often.

Maureen,Alison.and Alex.It has been many years since I've seen your family but have many warm memories of our friendship in the early years.  I remember Ted as a wonderful husband, father and friend. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

To the Ondrus Family,
 I am a former student of Mr. Ondrus at Nait.  He was a wonderful teacher. He was very patient and would answer any question asked no matter how long it took. So sorry for your loss he will be truly missed.

To the Ondrus Family,

It is with great regret and sorrow to hear that such a teacher has passed. I am a former student from NAIT Chemical Technology and had the great fortune of know him. It is true that he would give and provide assistance when ever we asked or needed him. He will be greatly missed and I am so sorry for your loss.

Dear Maureen and Family,

We are deeply grieved when we think of your loss. Ted was a wonderful friend who always did more than was expected of him. He made this world a little better for us and for all the others who knew him.

Sincerely,
Justin, Betty, and Jane Lavallee

To the Ondrus family. 

I am a former student of Ted at NAIT. I throughly enjoyed his teaching style, the time he would take to listen and his patience. For someone such as myself who had been out of school for a number of years those were very important qualities. 

The world has a lost a great person, and my sincerest condolences go out to you on his passing.

Maureen, Allison, Alex and Lynn,  

Diane and I  are saddened to learn of Ted's passing.

Ted was a person  well strive to be and to loose him at such a young age is difficult to accept, yet we have no choice.  

The comments made by Janet  Pearce is so true not only in his professional, this was Ted all of the time. He was very active in community service, his devotion to his family was filled with love and caring, and all of his many friends and associates all loved him for all that he did and he set a high standard for us to follow.
He was the most giving person I have ever known and exemplified what a gentleman should be. 

We will miss him and you are in our thoughts.
Lee and Diane

Polly and I were saddened to hear of Ted's passing.  Our deepest sympathies to you and your family.  Greg & Paulette Demuynck

Maureen our heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your family during this very difficult time. You are in our prayers.

Andrew Hopkyns and Donald Williams

Maureen, Elaine and I offer our most sincere condolences to you and your family at this most difficult time. We will keep you all in our prayers.

Pat and Elaine Merrick

Ted was a wonderful & caring person.  I had the privledge of working with Ted for many years at NAIT.  He was a genuine person that cared about you and would take the time to listen.  I remember the time I had phoned into the office that I wouldn't be in that day and Ted answered the phone helping out the remaining staff in the office. That brought a smile and a chuckle to my face.
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.  I will never forget Ted's cheery and happy personality.  He was one in a million.  Janet Pearce(NAIT Timetable Office)

Maureen & Family,

We are so sorry to hear of your loss.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

Maureen, despite the many years since I last actually saw Ted there is no doubt that if I met him on the street I still would have recognized this wonderful, strong man.  His laughter is resonating in my head and I remember so many good times that the three of us shared.  My heart is squeezed inside my chest in sorrow for you and your children.  Love Bonnie Titford (Sandmaier)

Mexico,April 8th,2012.  Hello Maureen: It was a shock to hear of Ted's passing. You and the family have no doubt experienced many emotions and shared many memories. May the memories of togetherness of family,festivities,fun,travel and the shared personal moments between spouse and children    be held close and dear in the years to come.Ted was always a stand-up man and he lives on through your children. Pat & I extend our sincere condolences and both wish you the very best on your continued journey through life.  Pat & Bud Hoffman

I have had the privledge of working with Ted at NAIT for many years.
He was devoted to his Program but always had time for everyone from Admin. support staff to other staff. 
He had a way of making you feel important and had a wonderful sense of humour that was guaranteed to bring a smile to your day.
A great one has left the building, way too soon.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Maxine Majstruk
Timetabling Office (NAIT)

Dear Maureen;

I am shocked and devastated!  What a terrible tragedy!  I will never forget Ted.  I always admired him and enjoyed his company!  Please accept my most sincere sympathy during this difficult time!  God bless you and your family!

Art Price

To Maureen & Family,

Wishing you strength during this sad time.  Mr. Ondrus was such a kind and generous person - his passion for teaching contagious.  We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to be one of his students.  Our hearts are heavy with sadness for your loss.

With deepest sympathy,

Roberta Wasylishen, Dione Chambers & Shalayne Little

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Theodore Adam Ondrus

August 19, 1953 – April 4, 2012

Hainstock's Funeral Home & Crematorium

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