Theodore (Ted) Lee Novetzke passed away on November 30, 2023, at home under the care of his wife, family, and Hospice. He was born September 9, 1949; the eldest child of Betty and Leon Novetzke. He was raised and educated in Wahpeton, ND. He attended St. John’s Catholic School, Richardton Abbey, and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1967. Ted studied and learned to fly, receiving his FAA private pilot’s license at the age of 16, laying the foundation of his later military career. He also attended NDSCS and NDSU.