He was born in Pleasant Plains, the son of Edward John Fredrick Sr. and Louise Hagen Fetzer on April 21, 1921. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Elouise Fetzer Taylor and Helen Fetzer Abney. He married Constance E. Roos in 1946. She survives.
He is also survived by his son, E. Ronald (Marcia) Fetzer; daughter, Carole (Chuck) Bolatto; grandchildren, Amanda (Dan) Fischer and Mark (Kristal) Fetzer, Chad Bolatto and Callie (Michael) Dunbar and great-granchildren, Lauren and Paige Fischer and Conner Fetzer.
He entered the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942 and served in the European Theater, with a total of 75 missions, earning the Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal, the European Theater Medal, the Victory Medal, the Silver and Bronze Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He left the service in 1946 with the rank of captain. In 1985, he retired as a crop hail adjuster with American States Insurance Co.
Full obituary can be found in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph published on Aug 31, 2013.
He was born in Pleasant Plains, the son of Edward John Fredrick Sr. and Louise Hagen Fetzer on April 21, 1921. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Elouise Fetzer Taylor and Helen Fetzer Abney. He married Constance E. Roos in 1946. She survives.
He is also survived by his son, E. Ronald (Marcia) Fetzer; daughter, Carole (Chuck) Bolatto; grandchildren, Amanda (Dan) Fischer and Mark (Kristal) Fetzer, Chad Bolatto and Callie (Michael) Dunbar and great-granchildren, Lauren and Paige Fischer and Conner Fetzer.
He entered the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942 and served in the European Theater, with a total of 75 missions, earning the Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal, the European Theater Medal, the Victory Medal, the Silver and Bronze Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He left the service in 1946 with the rank of captain. In 1985, he retired as a crop hail adjuster with American States Insurance Co.
Full obituary can be found in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph published on Aug 31, 2013.
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