Robert Kurt Friedrich Sr. (1923-2010)
FRIEDRICH, FRITZSCHE, MUELLER, WILSON, HALL, TURNER, HONSINGER
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 7/31/2010 at 15:01:05
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
Robert Kurt Friedrich Sr. (Bob Sr.), 87, of Ames, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Visitation and gathering of friends will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 29, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 610 15th St., in Ames. Burial will be at Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Bob Sr. was born April 25, 1923, in Niederbobritzsch, Germany, the son of Reinhard and Wella (Fritzsche) Friedrich, coming to the United States through Ellis Island with his mother at the age of 2 to join his father and their family sponsor, Fred Fischer. In 1925, Reinhard started Friedrich Construction. Bob Sr. graduated from Ames High School in 1941, and entered Iowa State University and while there he was profiled as an Enemy Alien. To correct that situation, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the 402nd Combat Engineering battalion going to Oran, North Africa, and on to Italy, serving from 1943 to 1946. Returning to Ames, Bob Sr. married Dorothy Mueller in 1946 and she preceded him in death in 1982. He married Betty Wilson, an Ames High classmate, in 1986, and she preceded him in death in 2007.
Bob was a professional builder, being involved in masonry, carpentry and finish work. He used his architectural engineering training for home designs. He also had his real estate broker’s license. He was proud that his parents donated the property for St. Paul Lutheran Church and was a charter member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, serving on boards and active in worship. He was involved with National Home Builders Association, attending national meetings and getting NAHB established in Ames by being the first president in 1957. He was the first treasurer in Iowa Home Builders Association, and elected as president in 1968. In 1968, he was elected to vice president of NAHB serving Area 10. He was involved with many subdivisions in the Ames area, which include Edgewood Terrace, Parkview Heights, Northridge, Somerset and Northridge Heights, just to name a few. He was a 50-year member of Ames Golf and Country Club, member of the Rotary Club of Ames, and received the Ames Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year with his brother, Reiny, in 2001.
Bob’s love of golf included following Arnold Palmer and Zack Johnson. He was an avid Cyclone fan, and loved football and basketball. He loved building, playing golf, his coffee groups with his many friends, and his passion for his Minnesota cabin.
He is survived by sons, Bob Friedrich Jr., of Ames, and William (Bill and Mary) Friedrich, of Las Vegas; grandchildren, Richelle (Jason) Hall, of Orlando, Fla., Heidi Friedrich, of Overland Park, Kan., and James Friedrich, Julie (Brian) Turner and Jill Friedrich, all of Las Vegas; great-grandchildren, Cooper and Parker Turner; brother, Reiny (Maureen) Friedrich, of Ames; brothers-in-law, Martin Mueller and Dick (Lennie) Mueller; and sister-in-law, Mary Honsinger.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 610 15th St., Ames, IA, 50010.
Online condolences may be directed to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care are assisting the family.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Robert Kurt Friedrich Sr. (Bob Sr.), 87, of Ames, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Visitation and gathering of friends will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 29, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 610 15th St., in Ames. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
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