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As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
So very sorry for your loss!
Danny and Jayne Karges
January 31, 2026 | Family
Another one of my generation has passed on. A great team player for Sherman basketball, my condolences to Connie and family, pay his contributions forward and remember his legacy. RIP
Priscilla King Klocek
January 29, 2026 | Fairport, NY | Friend
So sorry for your loss Connie
Curt Roush
January 28, 2026 | Welland, ON | Friend
You will be remembered.
Stephanie Schell
January 23, 2026 | Lakewood, NY
Served his country and community.
Stephanie Schell
January 23, 2026 | Lakewood, NY
We are sorry to learn of your family's loss of Frederick. You are in our thoughts.
Rosemary Hedberg and Kristie (Hedberg) Gronquist
Rosemary Hedberg
January 23, 2026 | Lakewood, NY | Acquaintance
Sending you prayers and heartfelt condolences.
Melvia Mellors
January 22, 2026 | North East, PA | Friend
Connie -My sincere heartfelt condolences to you and your family. Fred was a great guy and classmate. He will be missed by so many. May God give you strength, comfort and peace today and all the days to follow.
Sandie Pope VanVolkenburg
January 22, 2026 | North East, PA | Friend
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Fred was always an amazing guy. He will be missed by all who knew him. Sending comforting prayers to his whole family.
Nancy Renker Joyner
January 21, 2026 | Sims, NC | Classmate
SHERMAN- Frederick M. Fortune, 77, of Sherman, NY, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Monday, January 19, 2026. He was born April 9, 1948, in Erie, PA, the son of the late Edward C and Dorothy C Davis Fortune.
Fred was a 1967 graduate of Sherman Central School where he had excelled in basketball and had been offered multiple D1 Scholarships. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Army, where he was stationed in Korea in the Demilitarized Zone. After being honorably discharged, he then worked for 37 years with the Chautauqua County Highway Department in Sherman as a Motor Equipment Operator.
He had been a member of the Stanley Hose Fire Department and enjoyed rooting for the Buffalo Bills, and hobby farming. Most of all, he enjoyed time with his family and never missed any of his kids or grandchildren’s sporting or life events.
The light of his life was his wife, his kids, his grandkids, and his great-grandkids. Fred is survived by his loving wife, Connie Persons Fortune, whom he married May 5, 1984, four children, Chris (Becky) Cady of Sherman, NY, Mike (Renee) Fortune of Kennedy, NY, Kelli (Al) Briggs of Sherman, NY, and Mark Fortune of Sherman, NY, 10 grandchildren, Jim (Wanyun) Cady, Allen (Nicole) Briggs, Jordan (Corinne) Briggs, Jenna (Jared) Hepp, Jessica (Brock) Cady, Tyler Fortune, Tayler (Dawson) Fortune, Samantha (Josh) Meier, Tom Fortune, and Matt (Lilly) Propheter, seven great-grandchildren, Aidan, Tegan, Emma, Rhett, Dawson, Makenna, and Bodee, along with many extended family members. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Cady and a granddaughter, Kayla Cady.
At Fred’s request, there will be no public services held. A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the family and will be announced.
Memorial donations can be made to the Stanley Hose Fire and Rescue Squad (PO Box 574, Sherman, NY 14781).
To leave a remembrance or to post condolences to the family, please visit freayfuneralhome.com
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