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FREDERICK TRASK Obituary
FREDERICK (FRED) TRASK
Dec. 16, 1924 - Nov. 26, 2012
Frederick Trask, 87, of El Centro joined his wife, Mary and sons in Heaven on November 26th.
He was born December 16, 1924 in Brockton, Mass. and attended local schools while helping on the family farm. Fred entered the United States Army Air Corps in April 1943. He served on a C47 air crew as tech sergeant in support of the WWII invasion of Normandy and later served in Korea, Europe, and the USA. While serving his country, he was married to Mary L. Trask on August 2, 1949 in Tucson, AZ. Fred retired from the Air Force in 1957 from his last station, Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force, California. Fred came to the Imperial Valley and began working with the USDA. He went on to work for the County of Imperial, retiring after 23 years. Fred enjoyed woodworking and building clocks in his spare time.
Graveside service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.
He was preceded in death by his son, Charles; wife, Mary; and son, David.
Fred is survived by his sons, Robert of Mesa, AZ, Don and Joyce of Imperial, and William of El Centro; daughter, Barbara and Robert Ellis of El Centro; and numerous grandkids and great-grandkids.
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Rebecca Tharp-Silva
December 14, 2012
I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of my beloved "Archie". Fred was such a character with a crusty exterior and a marshmallow inside ... just like Archie Bunker. Nearly 30 years I saw through him and dubbed him "Archie" and he was and always will be my "Archie". He was just a special man and I will truly miss his faked grumpiness, but most of all the way he always hugged me and said "love ya kid". Rest in peace, Archie...you've earned it.
December 13, 2012
To my beloved father I miss you so much but I know that you are in the best place right beside mom and the many that went before know in my heart that I will always love and miss you and I hope that all of us made you proud because You made us proud being your children I miss you and until we met again I LOVE YOU.
December 12, 2012
Thank you for your service to the USA, may you rest in peace... Amen
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