Ted Belser's Obituary
Ted Lavon Belser, 67, passed away on August 10, 2021. Ted was born in Arcadia, Florida on October 2, 1953 to Walter Belser and Ruth Mixon.
Growing up in a small town, he lived the life of a proud American boy. In high school, he played football and dated his future wife, Mariea Belser. A hard worker, Ted proudly spent time picking watermelons, working as a bag boy, and then as a draftsman for a local engineer.
As a draftsman, he found his passion for engineering and worked 6 years through Manatee Community College before attending the University of Florida where he Graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
After college, Ted remained in Gainesville. He designed and built the house in which he proudly lived for 40 years. He worked 19 years as a Professional Engineer for CH2MHill before starting his own practice, Integrated Project Delivery. He operated IPD from his home office for the last 26 years.
Ted was a strong, faithful, and loving Christian. We could not have asked for a better father.
Ted was preceded in death by his loving wife Mariea and is survived by his four children: Von (Aimee), Stephen (Roseann), Victoria, and Andrew; his four grandchildren: Eden, Mariea, Thomas and Tristan; and his life partner, Tura Meyer. He will be laid to rest next to his wife and high school sweetheart in Arcadia, Florida.
A viewing for friends and the public will be held at Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Westarea (823 N.W 143rd Street Newberry, FL 32669) from 5:30pm - 7:00pm on Thursday August 19
Burial will be at Joshua Creek Cemetery (4354 SE County Road 760 Arcadia FL) at 1:00pm - Friday August 20th
A Celebration of Life will take place at Trinity United Methodist Church (4000 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653) at 11:00am - Saturday August 21st.
Memorial donations may be made to: Sira (local alternative to Planned Parenthood)
https://siragainesville.com/ And Ronald McDonald House North Central Florida.
https://www.rmhcncf.org/.
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