Theodore "Ted" Desch, 72, Atlantic City, N.J., died Dec. 8, 2013.

He was born Sept. 29, 1941, to Bartel and Anna Desch.

Surviving are three daughters, Catherine Desch, Kimberly Desch-Nilson and Carolyn Desch, all of California; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Bartel David Desch and Timothy Desch, both of San Francisco, Calif.

Deceased are three sisters, Natalie Mestemaker, formerly of Illinois, and Sandra Bergman and Janice Layman, formerly of Coldwater.

Private family services will be held. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project.