Frederick Henry Gedicks, Jr., much loved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday afternoon, May 24, 2010. He resided at 200 East 4635 North in Provo, Utah at the time of his death.
Fred was born November 6, 1924 to Frederick Henry and Pauline Braun Gedicks in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He had no brothers or sisters, but grew up with many aunts, uncles, and cousins in a large extended family in New York City.
Fred enlisted in the Navy in December 1942, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and served in the 68th Naval Construction Battalion during the invasion and recapture of Kiska and Attu, the western most of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Following the war, he attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University), graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
Fred met Shirley Alexia Bigney of Malden, Massachusetts during a business trip to Boston in 1950, and was instantly and permanently smitten. They were married on November 17, 1951 at the New England Mission Home in Cambridge, and were sealed on September 4, 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They settled in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where they had four children; they also lived in Southern California and Mesa, Arizona before moving to Utah County after Fred's retirement.
Fred converted to the LDS Church during his courtship of Shirley, and remained an active and devoted member all of his life. He held numerous ward positions, and served in the Provo Temple until his health failed.
Fred worked in the aerospace and electronics industries for most of his life, including stints at RCA, TRW, and Teledyne. He and Shirley also started a successful restaurant called "Greens n' Wiches" in Mesa, which eventually grew to three locations.
Fred was hard-working and meticulous in all that he did. Because his father died when Fred was only twelve, he learned responsibility and self-sufficiency at an early age. Fred was utterly reliable as an employee, as a friend, and as a father. His children never doubted how much he loved them and their mother.
Fred is survived by his children Frederick Mark Gedicks (Nicea Stimpson), Robin G. Shumway, Nancy Boynton (Mark), and Laurie Bevan (Myrl), eighteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren (with the thirteenth due in June). He was close to many of his cousins, but especially to Ellen Rose Gedicks of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Rolf Gedicks of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Alexander Philip Gedicks, and his beloved Shirley.
Funeral Services are being coordinated by Walker Sanderson Funeral Home and will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 in the Edgemont North Stake Center, 4525 North Canyon Road, Provo. A viewing will precede the services from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 27, 2010.
Fred was born November 6, 1924 to Frederick Henry and Pauline Braun Gedicks in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He had no brothers or sisters, but grew up with many aunts, uncles, and cousins in a large extended family in New York City.
Fred enlisted in the Navy in December 1942, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and served in the 68th Naval Construction Battalion during the invasion and recapture of Kiska and Attu, the western most of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Following the war, he attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University), graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
Fred met Shirley Alexia Bigney of Malden, Massachusetts during a business trip to Boston in 1950, and was instantly and permanently smitten. They were married on November 17, 1951 at the New England Mission Home in Cambridge, and were sealed on September 4, 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They settled in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where they had four children; they also lived in Southern California and Mesa, Arizona before moving to Utah County after Fred's retirement.
Fred converted to the LDS Church during his courtship of Shirley, and remained an active and devoted member all of his life. He held numerous ward positions, and served in the Provo Temple until his health failed.
Fred worked in the aerospace and electronics industries for most of his life, including stints at RCA, TRW, and Teledyne. He and Shirley also started a successful restaurant called "Greens n' Wiches" in Mesa, which eventually grew to three locations.
Fred was hard-working and meticulous in all that he did. Because his father died when Fred was only twelve, he learned responsibility and self-sufficiency at an early age. Fred was utterly reliable as an employee, as a friend, and as a father. His children never doubted how much he loved them and their mother.
Fred is survived by his children Frederick Mark Gedicks (Nicea Stimpson), Robin G. Shumway, Nancy Boynton (Mark), and Laurie Bevan (Myrl), eighteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren (with the thirteenth due in June). He was close to many of his cousins, but especially to Ellen Rose Gedicks of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Rolf Gedicks of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Alexander Philip Gedicks, and his beloved Shirley.
Funeral Services are being coordinated by Walker Sanderson Funeral Home and will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 in the Edgemont North Stake Center, 4525 North Canyon Road, Provo. A viewing will precede the services from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 27, 2010.
Frederick Henry Gedicks, Jr., much loved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday afternoon, May 24, 2010. He resided at 200 East 4635 North in Provo, Utah at the time of his death.
Fred was born November 6, 1924 to Frederick Henry and Pauline Braun Gedicks in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He had no brothers or sisters, but grew up with many aunts, uncles, and cousins in a large extended family in New York City.
Fred enlisted in the Navy in December 1942, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and served in the 68th Naval Construction Battalion during the invasion and recapture of Kiska and Attu, the western most of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Following the war, he attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University), graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
Fred met Shirley Alexia Bigney of Malden, Massachusetts during a business trip to Boston in 1950, and was instantly and permanently smitten. They were married on November 17, 1951 at the New England Mission Home in Cambridge, and were sealed on September 4, 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They settled in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where they had four children; they also lived in Southern California and Mesa, Arizona before moving to Utah County after Fred's retirement.
Fred converted to the LDS Church during his courtship of Shirley, and remained an active and devoted member all of his life. He held numerous ward positions, and served in the Provo Temple until his health failed.
Fred worked in the aerospace and electronics industries for most of his life, including stints at RCA, TRW, and Teledyne. He and Shirley also started a successful restaurant called "Greens n' Wiches" in Mesa, which eventually grew to three locations.
Fred was hard-working and meticulous in all that he did. Because his father died when Fred was only twelve, he learned responsibility and self-sufficiency at an early age. Fred was utterly reliable as an employee, as a friend, and as a father. His children never doubted how much he loved them and their mother.
Fred is survived by his children Frederick Mark Gedicks (Nicea Stimpson), Robin G. Shumway, Nancy Boynton (Mark), and Laurie Bevan (Myrl), eighteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren (with the thirteenth due in June). He was close to many of his cousins, but especially to Ellen Rose Gedicks of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Rolf Gedicks of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Alexander Philip Gedicks, and his beloved Shirley.
Funeral Services are being coordinated by Walker Sanderson Funeral Home and will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 in the Edgemont North Stake Center, 4525 North Canyon Road, Provo. A viewing will precede the services from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 27, 2010.
Fred was born November 6, 1924 to Frederick Henry and Pauline Braun Gedicks in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He had no brothers or sisters, but grew up with many aunts, uncles, and cousins in a large extended family in New York City.
Fred enlisted in the Navy in December 1942, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and served in the 68th Naval Construction Battalion during the invasion and recapture of Kiska and Attu, the western most of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Following the war, he attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University), graduating with a B.S. in electrical engineering.
Fred met Shirley Alexia Bigney of Malden, Massachusetts during a business trip to Boston in 1950, and was instantly and permanently smitten. They were married on November 17, 1951 at the New England Mission Home in Cambridge, and were sealed on September 4, 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They settled in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where they had four children; they also lived in Southern California and Mesa, Arizona before moving to Utah County after Fred's retirement.
Fred converted to the LDS Church during his courtship of Shirley, and remained an active and devoted member all of his life. He held numerous ward positions, and served in the Provo Temple until his health failed.
Fred worked in the aerospace and electronics industries for most of his life, including stints at RCA, TRW, and Teledyne. He and Shirley also started a successful restaurant called "Greens n' Wiches" in Mesa, which eventually grew to three locations.
Fred was hard-working and meticulous in all that he did. Because his father died when Fred was only twelve, he learned responsibility and self-sufficiency at an early age. Fred was utterly reliable as an employee, as a friend, and as a father. His children never doubted how much he loved them and their mother.
Fred is survived by his children Frederick Mark Gedicks (Nicea Stimpson), Robin G. Shumway, Nancy Boynton (Mark), and Laurie Bevan (Myrl), eighteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren (with the thirteenth due in June). He was close to many of his cousins, but especially to Ellen Rose Gedicks of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Rolf Gedicks of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Alexander Philip Gedicks, and his beloved Shirley.
Funeral Services are being coordinated by Walker Sanderson Funeral Home and will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 in the Edgemont North Stake Center, 4525 North Canyon Road, Provo. A viewing will precede the services from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on May 27, 2010.
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