Leonard Theodore "Ted" Lamoureux 1926 - 2017

LAMOUREUX, BODEN, DOWNING, MANZER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/18/2017 at 16:03:53

Sioux City Journal
18 January 2017

SIOUX CITY | Ted Lamoureux, 90, of Sioux City, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Westwood Specialty Care.

Memorial services will be 7 p.m. today at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff, 400 Fourth Street, with military rites provided by the U.S. Navy. Burial will be at a later date in St. Joseph Cemetery, Akron, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., all at the funeral home.

Leonard Theodore "Ted" Lamoureux was born on Aug. 23, 1926, in Spink, S.D., the son of Leonard and Loretta (Boden) Lamoureux. Ted graduated in 1944 from Akron High School. After graduating, Ted enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

Ted was married to Martha Downing in 1952. They later divorced. In 1983, he married Myrna Manzer and they were later divorced. He had a longtime friendship with Jenny Stowers.

Ted was a lifelong salesman, selling shoes in department stores and later owned and operated Theodore's Shoes on Sixth Street in Sioux City for a number of years. In the later years of his career, he traveled on the road. He was a dedicated participant of AA for more than 41 years.

Ted is survived by his daughters, Linda (Bruce) Krueger of Topeka, Kan., and Beth (Kevin) Moritz of Moorpark, Calif.; his sister, Barbara Coyle of Akron; grandchildren, Ashley (Sean) Bascom, Brooke (Kyle) Stusser, Keith (Jenna) Krueger and Kelli (Ben) Chandler; and great-grandchildren, Braelyn, Teagan, and Eli.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Jack Lamoureux; two sisters, Polly Porter and Jody Redmond; and a grandson, Benjamin Krueger.

Memorials can be made to AA Siouxland Inter-group Central Office, P.O. Box 3684, Sioux City, IA, 51102.