Darrell A. Fredstrom
Darrell A. Fredstrom passed peacefully from this mortal existence Friday morning, Feb. 20, 2009, at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Darrell was born July 9, 1934, the second son of Claude A. Malcolm Fredstrom and Audrey Van Patton in a small house at 1110 N. Florence in Sandpoint during the good old days when doctors still made house calls.
He spent his youth in Sandpoint working hard for his family and attending local schools, Lincoln and the Old Farmin School on Euclid, and then graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1952. He was a young man with an adventurous spirit who loved his motorcycles and a social night life, and always maintained a clever sense of humor.
He spent a few years working in Sandpoint before taking off to enter the Navy at age 20 to see the world, and he saw plenty of it! He served on 14 ships, retiring from the Navy in 1974 in San Diego, Calif. There he met and married the love of his life, his sweetheart, Rose. They were together 37 years at the time of his death.
After the Navy he went to work for the Civil Service until retiring in 1996. Darrell was true blue and always took pride in and worked hard at what ever he did.
After retiring he then returned to Sandpoint. With his free time he enjoyed his family and his hobbies including fishing, gardening, reading westerns, metal work, and teaching his grandchildren how to yard sale. Over the last 10 years he enjoyed strengthened relationships with all of his family.
He was preceded in dealth by his parents, grandparents, and his older brother, Malcom Neal Fredstrom. He is survived by his loving wife, Rose; his younger brother, Bruce (Lorie) Fredstrom of Canada; and his aunt, Frances Fredstrom; four children, Pamela Rose Crawford of Sandpoint, Nancy (Kevin) Savage of Salt Lake City, Utah, Dennis (Debbie) Belanger of San Diego and Gloria (Ronald) Savage ofSandpoint; eight grandchildren, Brian (Cindy) Robbins, Amie (Chad) Hunt, Carrie (Quentin) Hill, Beckie (T.J.) Goodman, Noah (Michelle) Hanson, Lucy Hanson, Rose Hanson, and Ben Hanson; four great-grandchildren, Ashante, Vanessa, and Sebastian Robbins, and Ashton Goodman.
Darrell was well loved and will be greatly missed. The family would like to thank the many friends church members and professional health care workers for their generous support and kindness during this trying time.