FABER, Fred D. 1926-1999

FABER

Posted By: K. Kittleson
Date: 2/12/2011 at 22:41:00

FRED D. FABER

KENSETT - Fred D. Faber, 72, of rural Kensett, died Thursday (Sept. 9, 1999) at the Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Manly, with the Rev. Thomas McAndrew officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, in Manly, with military graveside honors by the San Juan VFW from Mason City.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly, with a public scripture service at 7 p.m.

Fred D. Faber was born in Latimer, Iowa on Dec. 22, 1926, the son of Peter and Signe (Larsen) Faber. He attended school in Tommerup, Denmark; Sheffield and one year in Waterloo until being drafted into the U.S. Army, serving overseas in Manila and Japan during World War II.

He was united in marriage to Helen Scholl on April 23, 1949, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell. After their marriage, together they farmed in the Sheffield area until moving to Hanlontown in 1954 where they continued to farm until his retirement in 1991, but still continuing to live on the farm.

He enjoyed dancing, cards, traveling, bowling, wintering in Texas, exercising, reading and boating.

He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, was trustee and on the parish council at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Manly, member of the Resurrection Church in Alamo, Texas, Eagles Lodge in Albert Lea, Minn., San Juan VFW in Mason City, North Central Community School Board member from 1968 until 1974, Hanlontown Elevator Board Member and was very active in other community activities in the North Iowa area.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Helen Faber, of Kensett; a daughter, Bev Kaduce, of Clive; a son, Tom Faber and his wife, Irene, of Kensett; four grandchildren, Jennifer Malone and her husband, Travis, of Drexel, Mo., Justin Faber, of Kensett, Sara Miller and her husband, Dale, of Emporia, Kan., and Ann Kaduce, of Emporia, Kan.; three stepchildren, Jason Rollene and his wife, Courtney, of Laramie, Wyo., Melissa Sporaa, of Clarion, and Ryan Rollene and his wife, Amy, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; three stepgreat-grandchildren, Dylan Sporaa, Ethan Rollene, and Kaleob Rollene; one sister, Johanna Van Houten, of Mason City; one stepsister, Anna Larsen, of Elk Horn; and one sister-in-law, Grace Faber, of Mason City; as well as other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Signe Faber; stepmother, Petra Faber; and two brothers, Lee and Richard Faber.

Bridge Colonial Chapel, (515) 454-2242.

Globe Gazette, Sept. 11, 1999