Theodore Grinvalds
Theodore Grinvalds, 84, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2008 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center - Fountain Blvd. Campus. He was born on December 29, 1923 in Riga, Latvia the son of Teodors and Taisija Grinvalds.
He came to the United States in 1950 where he settled in Springfield. He was employed as a timekeeper for Kelsey - Hayes from 1951-1970 graduating from Wittenberg University in 1968 and received a Master of Arts from The Ohio State University in 1970. Mr. Grinvalds taught Russian language and literature at Wittenberg from 1970-1971 and was a clerk in Products Accountability at International Harvester until 1972. Theodore was called back to Kelsey - Hayes as a Cost Accountant retiring in 1992.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Sylvia Grinvalds of Springfield; son and daughter-in-law, Edwin and Jeanette Grinvalds of Urbana, one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Randy Jones of Springfield, five grandchildren: Natalie and Jenna Grinvalds, Olivia, Emilie, and Joshua Jones; and former daughter-in-law, Mary Sutch of London, Ohio.
Services will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Ferncliff Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow the service. The family is being served by the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME.
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