Leonard Clare Bolich Leonard C. “Ted” Bolich, age 78 of Clinton, Mo., died Monday, July 6, 2020, at the Windsor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Windsor, Mo. Ted’s wishes were to be cremated and have his cremains spread in the Arizona Desert. Ted was born in 1941 to Leonard “Ted” Bolich and Clare Hogan-Bolich of Chuquicamata, Chile. Ted served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the Vietnam War. After his discharge, Ted went to school and received his Master’s degree. He worked as a geologist in the mining industry for several years. Ted married Sharon Warnaca on Dec. 8, 1995. He taught school at Holbrook and was a park ranger at the Petrified Forest for 18-plus years. Ted was a member of the Clinton Elks Lodge No. 1034, was president of the Mozarkite Club, the founder of the Holbrook High School Hiking Club and a member of the United Methodist Church, Clinton, Mo. Survivors include his wife Sharon, of the home; four daughters, Isabel (Jim) Lorimer-Simpson of Peoria, Kitty Tagawa of Mexico, Jo Ellis of Shawnee, Kan., and Sandra Smith of Butler, Mo; two sons, Eddie (Lanell) Bolich of Seattle, Wash., and Mike (Lisa) Immekus of Bolivar, Mo.; 11 grandchildren, Kayden Eli Bolich, Jessica Bolich, Marcus Simpson, Mathew Simpson, Christopher Simpson, Adriana Duran, Pepito Duran, Erika Duran, Paige Ellis, Mackenzie Watson and Ian (Sara) Smith; and four great-grandchildren; many other family members and a host of friends. Ted was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rita; brother, Albert; and his first wife, Delia Bolich. Consalus Funeral Home of Clinton, Mo., handled the arrangements.
