A mechanic by trade, Ted worked for the City of Pontiac during the depression. He also worked for Consumers Power. Later he began working at Pontiac Motor Division in Pontiac in the experimental department where he did research on improving motors in cars. Many of his suggestions were approved and he received several awards for his contributions. He retired from Pontiac Motors on June 30, 1969.
In 1934, Ted married Lenora Opland on May 19th, at Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church at 26 Mariva Street in Pontiac, Michigan. Ted was a charter member of the church. He was also Mason, joining F&AM No. 21 in Pontiac in May 1948. After renting for a while, they bought a house at 29 Cochrane Place in Pontiac and resided there until their deaths.
Ted and Lenora built a cabin on the Tobacco River in Farwell, Michigan. They spent a lot of time there after Ted retired. He built the cabin with the help of his family and friends on 48 acres of land. Shortly before he died, the cabin was sold to the state because a road was being paved through the property his cabin was built on.
After retirement, Ted developed Parkinson's disease. He died on May 21, 1985, at Pontiac General Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He is buried next to his wife, Lenora, at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, (Oakland County) Michigan.
A mechanic by trade, Ted worked for the City of Pontiac during the depression. He also worked for Consumers Power. Later he began working at Pontiac Motor Division in Pontiac in the experimental department where he did research on improving motors in cars. Many of his suggestions were approved and he received several awards for his contributions. He retired from Pontiac Motors on June 30, 1969.
In 1934, Ted married Lenora Opland on May 19th, at Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church at 26 Mariva Street in Pontiac, Michigan. Ted was a charter member of the church. He was also Mason, joining F&AM No. 21 in Pontiac in May 1948. After renting for a while, they bought a house at 29 Cochrane Place in Pontiac and resided there until their deaths.
Ted and Lenora built a cabin on the Tobacco River in Farwell, Michigan. They spent a lot of time there after Ted retired. He built the cabin with the help of his family and friends on 48 acres of land. Shortly before he died, the cabin was sold to the state because a road was being paved through the property his cabin was built on.
After retirement, Ted developed Parkinson's disease. He died on May 21, 1985, at Pontiac General Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He is buried next to his wife, Lenora, at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, (Oakland County) Michigan.
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Theodore R Kugler
1904 - 1985
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1886–1931
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1888–1979
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1890–1958
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1891–1966
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1893–1972
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1895–1988
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1897–1900
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1899–1972
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1902–1920
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1907–1996
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