VanDenBerg Family History

Uncle Ted married Lucy Fisk-Wood in 1946 after his war experiences in New Guinea. Uncle Ted never talked about his war experiences except a brief anecdote shared with his granddaughter Sheri Hanson (see the Chapter on the VDB vets). Ted worked the Crawford Mesa ranch then bought a ranch on Fruitland Mesa and Lucy taught school in Crawford. Lucy acquired her PhD. and they moved to Denver where Ted worked as a painter. Lucy accepted a job teaching at Western State and Ted as a painting supervisor at Western State College in Gunnison. Lucy had a son from her first marriage (Bob Wood) who was a veterinarian and was
loved by the whole family. Ted and Lucy retired and travelled for several years then built a house in Paonia. Ted got leukemia and passed away and Lucy lived a few more years with Bob and Marilyn taking care of her.