Albion native killed in helicopter crash on Saturday in Pa.

Ted Farwell

An Albion native whose family runs a crop-dusting business was killed on Saturday in a helicopter crash.

Theodore “Ted” Farwell, 39, works with Triple F Flying with his father Rick and brothers Joe, Will and Jesse.

The family bases the crop-dusting business out of Albion on County House Road and in Benton in central Pennsylvania. The Farwells have been in the crop-dusting business since 1999.

Ted Farwell lived near the Benton base of operations with his wife Jessie and their three children. A fourth child is due in January.

Farwell was flying a helicopter on Saturday morning when he hit an electrical line, which then downed the Bell 47G-5. The helicopter caught on fire after crashing. Farwell was removed from the helicopter and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to multiple media reports in Pennsylvania.

The son of Rick and Pam Farwell, Ted is a 2002 Albion graduate. He has a large extended family in the Albion area.

His funeral is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Stillwater Christian Church in Stillwater, Pa. Contributions for Ted’s wife and children may be sent to the Stillwater Christian Church, 39 McMichael Street, Stillwater, PA 17878, and note “Farwell Fund” on any donations.