Frederic William Walker (1933-2014)
WALKER, REZAB, DAVIS, CERNY, SCHUMMANN, WILLIAMS, JOSEPHSON
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 11/23/2014 at 15:13:29
From Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care obituary, Ames, Story County, Iowa:
Frederic William Walker, age 81, of Ames, Iowa died November 15, 2014 at Mary Greeley Medical Center. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 5-7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames. A celebration of life memorial service will be at First United Methodist Church, 6th and Kellogg, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21. Burial will be at Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Fred was born May 17, 1933, the son of William and Ruth Walker in Nevada, Iowa. He graduated from Ames High School in 1951 and earned a degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University in 1955. He then attended Law School at University of Iowa. He was in Military Intelligence during the Korean Conflict and studied Chinese at the Army Language School. He married Darlene Marie Rezab in 1956.
Fred and Darlene lived in Ottumwa before transferring to Ames in 1965 with the Iowa Department of Transportation. Fred earned his Master's in Civil Engineering in 1976. He was the Traffic Safety Engineer before he retired in 1999. He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and the Golden K Kiwanis where he served as president in 2004-2005. As a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church, he was head usher for 14 years. He and Darlene have recently been attending First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed genealogy, collecting stamps and coins, and being active in his granddaughters' lives.
Fred is survived by his wife Darlene Walker of Ames, his children Mark (Terri) Walker of Tonka Bay, MN and their daughters Cary and Sarah (Joseph) Davis, Kelly (Glenn) Cerny of Canton, MI and their daughters Miranda and Tara, and Michael (Debbie) Walker of Bettendorf and their children Hanna and Katie and Daniel (Madelyn) Schaummann and Ryan Schaummann. Also survived by his brother John Craig (Zoya) Walker of Puyallup, WA, sister Nancy (Stein) Williams of Yakima, WA and brother-in-law Paul Josephson of Fort Collins, CO and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, sister Gail Josephson, and nephew Brian Williams.
Memorials may be directed to: Golden K Kiwanis or Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation.
Online condolences may be directed to: www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com
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