Sonoma County CA Archives Obituaries.....Sheppard, Frederick Funston July 25, 1985
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Santa Rosa Press Democrat, July 1985
Obituary from Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Educator and farmer Sheppard dies
Fred F. Sheppard, a longtime Sonoma County educator for whom the Sheppard 
School in the Roseland area was named,died Sunday at his Santa Rosa home after 
a brief illness.  He was 84.
Born in Windsor, he was a 1919 graduate of Santa Rosa High School and returned 
there to teach vocational agriculture for 12 years.
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he also taught 
agriculture there two years before going to Santa Rosa High during a period 
that included instruction of vocational agriculture to returning World War II 
veterans.
He was a member of the board of trustees of the Roseland School District for 25 
years, and spoke at the dedication of Sheppard School in 1861.
A fruit and vegetable farmer for at least 50 years in the Roseland area, he 
also was the owner of Fairlane Farms there.  Fruits and vegetables picked at 
the farm by family members won many top ribbons at the  Sonoma County Fair, of 
which he was a director for several years.
He and his wife, Harriet, who entered fair prize winners under her own name, 
had six children, all of whom except Fred Sheppard, Jr., became educators.  He 
is the general manager of an Oregon firm.
Sheppard was a Mason about 60 years, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in 
Windsor.
In addition to his wife and son Fred Jr., he is survived by a son, Stephen 
Sheppard, Santa Rosa; daughters, Barbara Snyder, Orinda; Norma Costalin, 
Sacramento; Patricia Owen, Ukiah, and Marian Sheppard, Lodi; sisters, Ellen 
Schalich, Santa Rosa, and Anne Higgins, Berkeley, and 12 grandchildren.
Private services will be Wednesday at Daniels Chapel of the Roses, followed by 
entombment at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.  
Friends can call at the mortuary from 3 to 9 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions are preferred to Shriners Hospital for Crippled 
Children, 1701 19th Ave., San Francisco, 94122.

Additional Comments:
Funeral Notice:
In Santa Rosa, July 28, 1985, Fred F. Sheppard, loving husband of Harriet 
Sheppard of Santa Rosa, beloved father of Barbara Snyder of Orinda, Norma 
Costalin of Sacramento, Patricia Owen of Ukiah, Marian Sheppard of Lodi, Fred 
Sheppard of Oregon and Stephen Sheppard of Santa Rosa, dearest brother of Ellen 
Schalich of Santa Rosa, Anne Higgins of Berkley, also surviving are 12 
grandchildren.  A native of California, age 84 years.  He was a member of the 
Masonic Lodge in Windsor.  A farmer and retired teacher.  Father of 5 
educators, a board member of the Roseland School District for 25 years.  
Sheppard School was named in his honor in 1961.  Sonoma Country Fair Director 
for several years and owner of Fairlane Farms in the Roseland area.
Private funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 10:00 a.m. at 
Daniels Chapel of the Roses, 1225 Sonoma Ave., with Dr. Frank Hamilton Pastor 
of the Presbyterian Church of the Roses officiating.  Entombment Santa Rosa 
Memorial Park.  Memorials have been suggested to the Shriners Hospitals for 
Cripple Children, 1701 19th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122.  Friends are invited 
to call at Daniels Chapel of the Roses for visitation after 3:00 PM Tuesday 
until 9:00 PM.

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