Ted Mattox
Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024 at the Hancock Cemetery in Hancock, Wisconsin. Pastor Milt Duntley will officiate.
Ted was born November 14, 1937 in Union, Iowa to Ralph R. and Florence G. (Matney) Mattox. The family moved to Milwaukee, and he grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from South Division High School in 1956. He briefly worked for Allen-Bradley before serving in the Army. Ted was stationed in West Germany and while there married Anni Doll. After his service in the Army, he and family returned to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He resumed his work with Allen-Bradley, where he worked until his retirement in 1984. He and Anni then moved to the Adams County Town of Colburn, Wisconsin.
Ted enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and collecting.
Tilden was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Florence and wife, Anni.
Survivors include his children: Erich Doll (Giovanna), Harry, Ralph, David (Carolyn); and Anita (Mike) Riley; grandchildren: Kara, Eric, Chad, Shane, Kurt, Amy, Francesca, Ralph, Valerie, Heather, Michael, and David Adam; and 13 Great-Grandchildren.
Rest in peace my dear friend.
Rest in peace my friend.
My condolences to Ted’s family. He was a wonderful soul and a great friend to my aunt, Thelma and uncle, Lee.
So sorry to see this Ralph.
God bless ❤️
I remember going to the farm with my parents. My dad, Ralph, was a brother to Florence. Teddy was closer to us in distance the last 20 years but it was not until about four years ago that we realized that it really wasn’t that great a distance. Our family always had a family reunion the Sunday before labor day in Marshalltown, Iowa, in fact the last time I had seen Teddy before the last few years was at a family reunion where we were in line together to get some of that great food that always appeared that day. Every time we would visit Uncle Raymond and Aunt Florence they would always send me home with a pine tree seedling, but they just never survived the replanting. Any way the last few years we would stop on our way back from the family reunion and visit with Teddy and his family. We even called each other often. There were eight first cousins left, now we are seven. Teddy happened to be the oldest at this point, but there are none of us left under 70 (at least I don’t think so). Rest in peace cousin, the rest of us will be coming later. May God help your family to come together and help each other heal. I am so grateful that we were able to have time that we spent visiting these past few years. Loved you to the moon and back, will always have special memories of our times as family.
Francesca……. I am so sorry for your families loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers! Big hugs!!
Francesca……. I am so sorry for your families loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers! Big hugs!!
I’m so glad he got to visit with Sally and Mary Lou this last summer. It was a great visit and I know all three of them enjoyed that opportunity.
My deepest sympathy to you all.
We are going to miss Teddy so much. He was such a fun loving guy. He worked many years for the Town of Colburn plowing and road grading. After he retired from that he became a supervisor for the town. RIP Teddy, I’m sure your sweet Annie was there to meet you.
Love, Terri, Jeff and family
Teddy was a very humble, fun man with great sense of humor! He will be missed.
My Mima (Mary Lou McLaughlin)always talked so sweetly of him. My condolences to your family.
My Mima always talked so sweetly of him. My condolences to your family.
He will be greatly missed. All his humor/ puns and jokes. Was a good friend of my dad over the last 30 years. Hugs and prayers to the family.