Ted Weaver, 80

Ted passed into God's loving arms on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, of natural causes.

Ted Stephen Weaver was born at the family residence in Tujunga, California, on March 21, 1942. Upon graduating from Upland High School in Southern California in 1960 he enlisted in the Army Airborne and served with the 82 Airborne division, 2nd 504 Airborne Battle Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 2nd 503 Airborne Combat Team at Sukaran, Okinawa.

He was honorably discharged in 1963 and secured a job with General Telephone soon after. During his 28 years with GTE he held positions as lineman, telephone installer-repairman, installation and maintenance supervisor and cable maintenance supervisor before accepting an early retirement offer. He founded and operated Desert Empire Telephone in Palm Springs, California, until his wife Yvonne was eligible for retirement. She retired in December of 1995 and they moved to Bigfork in January of 1996.

Ted was proud to be a Rotarian for more than 20 years and served as president of Desert Hot Springs Rotary Club from 1987 to 1988. He later became a charter member of the Bigfork Rotary Club. He was on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Desert Hot Springs and was board president for two years from 1988 through 1990. He joined the Bigfork Volunteer Fire Department in 1998 and thoroughly enjoyed being a firefighter until health issues caused him to resign in 2002. In 2008 he was elected to the board of trustees for the Bigfork Fire District and served one three-year term before retiring to a more private life.

Ted loved the outdoors, especially in Montana. Some of his favorite activities were boating, canoeing, hiking and wildlife watching with his beloved wife, Yvonne.

He is survived by his wife, Yvonne; son, Joe Weaver; daughter, Lisa Weaver; sister, Dorothe Hansen; and many nieces and nephews. Ted wanted his family and friends to know that their love and friendship enriched his life for which he is eternally grateful. There will be no services, but a donation to your favorite charity would be greatly appreciated.