- Date Of Birth: March 10, 1932
- Date Of Death: July 1, 2019
- State: Colorado
Ted Fritschel, 87, died at his home in Centennial, Colorado on July 1, 2019.
Ted was born to Dr. Erwin and Irma (Hast) Fritschel in Greeley, Colorado, the middle of three sons. Throughout his school years, Ted was a successful student and athlete, and he graduated from Greeley High School in 1950. His next four years were at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, where his athletic achievements were recognized by his induction into the Wartburg Hall of Fame and his selection as the first-team quarterback in the All-Iowa Conference awards.
He found his life partner, Nancy Graese, while in high school, and they were married on June 19, 1955. The two then moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where Ted studied at Wartburg Seminary with the goal of entering the ministry. Upon his graduation from seminary, his passion for Biblical studies led him to Germany to pursue a doctorate under Leonard Goppelt, the noted New Testament theologian at the University of Hamburg.
