Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fredricks, Bertha (DeBoer) 2005
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Hastings Banner, 31 Mar 2005

Bertha Fredricks of Lowell, and formerly of Lake Odessa and McBain, died March
26, 2005 at Laurels of Kent of Lowell.  Bertha was born March 26, 1906 in
Richland Twp. of Missaukee County to Rhine and Fannie (Faber) DeBoer.  She was
married to Herbert Fredricks on June 26, 1928 at McBain.  He died on July 28, 1972.

She had been a school teacher for the county public schools at Highland Number
One, and the Cavanaugh School.  She had been a telephone operator in McBain and
had graduated from McBain Public High School.  She had attended college for two
years.  She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, tatting, and quilting.  She attended
the Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa.  She had lived in the Curry
House in Cadillac for a time before moving back down state.

She is survived by children, Roger (Shirley) Fredricks of Traveler Rest, North
Carolina, Elaine (Jay) Wigger of Kentwood, Don (Marilyn) Fredricks of Caledonia,
Harvey (Darla) Fredricks of Lake Odessa, Bernice (Don) Goodemoot of Lake Odessa,
Marva (LaVerne) Kneale of Saranac, and Linda (Roger) Altina; daughter-in-law,
Barb Fredricks; sisters-in-law, Sarah and Luella Fredricks; 26 grandchildren; 63
great grandchildren; and nine great great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by infant Myrna Fredricks, Sandra Fredricks in 1968
and son, Keith Fredricks in 1995; grandson Dennis Kneale; son-in-law, Randy
Wolverton; brothers, Albert, Cornneal, Edward DeBoer; sisters, Dora Scholten,
Gertie Hofstra, and Rena Keelan; grandson-in-law, Brian Ohrn.

Visitation one hour prior to funeral services.  Funeral services will take place
at noon on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at Lucas Rehoboth Reformed Church.  Rev.
Dave Sterk officiating.  Interment at Highland Hillside Cemetery, Osceola
County.  Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice or Lucas Rehoboth
Reformed Church Ladies Society.  Arrangements were made by the Burkholder
Funeral Home in McBain.


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