Clyde F. Fredericks

Fredericks, Clyde F. on Thurs., March 28, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Marian (nee Boisaubin), dear father of Paul Fredericks, Carolyn (Jay) Petry and Tom Fredericks, dear grandfather of Stephen, Anna, Jack, Cara and Ryan, and loving uncle. Clyde Francis Fredericks was born in St. Louis on Dec. 17, 1922, and grew up on Magnolia Avenue near Tower Grove Park. A graduate of St Louis University High School and Washington University, he served in the radar tower on the Pacific-based destroyer USS Frank E. Evans during World War II. After his service, he was a sales engineer for Missouri Boiler Co. before starting Usona Anodizing Co., a metal finishing company, in 1986. He retired in 1991 in Clearwater, Florida, where he enjoyed boating. Services: Funeral Thurs., April 4, 11 am at BOPP CHAPEL, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Wed., 4-8 pm. Memorials may be made to the American Heart/American Stroke Assoc.