James Thomas Teff 1942-2009

KLUG, TEFF, BAXTER, NUTTER, BERG, VONDRASHEK, BAKKUM, HERRMANN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/1/2010 at 17:14:20

James Thomas Teff, age 67, of Lakeville, MN died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Season’s Hospice in Rochester, MN. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 2 at Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville, MN.

James was born in Spring Grove, MN to Carlton and Bernadette (Klug) Teff. He went to country school, then Spring Grove and in 1960 he graduated from Waukon High School. He was in the Army Reserve. He received a degree in Auto Electric from Dunwoody Industrial Institute in 1964.

James married Barbara (Baxter) October 14, 1967 at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Princeton, MN. They began their married life in Brooklyn Center, MN, where Jim worked for McGee Trucks, Inc as a heavy duty truck mechanic.

In 1969, Jim and Barb moved to Duluth, MN and he worked for General Motors as Area Service Manager. July 26, 1967 their son, Michael, was born. In 1974 they moved to Aitkin, MN, where Jim had part ownership in a Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealership. In 1977 he sold his interest, moved to Sleepy Eye, MN and purchased the Allis Chalmers dealership. In 1989 he sold that dealership and they moved to Lakeville, MN, where he worked as Parts and Service Manager for Trenchers Plus and later for DitchWitch.

In 1999 he obtained his Real Estate License, and in 2003 he decided to pursue real estate full time. Jim enjoyed fixing, repairing and building anything, and he and Barb finished the lower level of their home. Jim, Barb and Mike built a cabin up north near Buyck, MN and enjoyed many hours of peace, quiet and solitude at the cabin. Jim and Michael enjoyed many deer hunting trips to the cabin. Jim was an avid reader and kept up with studying law, government, alternative medicine, history and the Bible.

James is survived by his loving wife, Barb, and wonderful son, Michael, of Farmington, MN; his mother, Berndatte Teff of Spring Grove, MN; his brothers, Joe Teff, Tom (Peggy) Teff, and George (Gail) Teff, all of Dorchester, Leo (Donna) Teff of Marion, Greg Teff of Stoddard, WI and Kenneth (Dana) Teff of Farmington, MN; his sisters, Liz Nutter and Joan Berg of LaCrosse, WI, Angie (Mike) Vondrashek and Carol (Doug) Bakkum of Stoddard, WI, and Debbie (Dale) Herrmann of Waukon; and a sister-in-law, Sharon Teff of Dorchester.

He was preceded in death by his father, Carlton Teff; a brother, Lloyd (Butch) Teff; and brothers-in-law David Nutter and Gerald Berg.

Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE STANDARD, December 9, 2009
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