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Frederick Lederer Obituary
Oconomowoc - Frederick W. Lederer of Oconomowoc (formerly of Mequon), age 76, passed away on January 21, 2021. He was born on May 8, 1944 to Roland and Esther (Geier) Lederer in Mequon.
Fred is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jean; children, David (Jen) Lederer, Debra (John) Williams, Michael (Ashley) Lederer; his grandchildren, Breanna, Grant, Lauren, Joshua, Hannah, Benjamin; his siblings, Robert (Sandy) Lederer, Rosemary Wilhelme, Carolyn (Ron) Verfuerth; his sister-in-law, Sandra Lederer(of Arizona); his in-laws, Tom (Gayle) Gruenewald, James (Catherine) Gruenewald, Mary (Jim) Reith, Margie (Mark) Finger, Ellen (Mike) Harris, Kathy MacKenzie; and many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings and their spouses, Dorothy (Richard Rieder, Donald Geib), Harvey (LeNae) Lederer, Ralph Lederer, George (Patricia) Lederer; and his brothers-in-law, Kenneth Wilhelme and Bill MacKenzie.
Fred was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army after serving two years of active duty and four years with the U.S. Army Reserves.
He was a proud member of the Milwaukee Carpenters Union, Local #2283 for 52 years. As a man who loved to work with his hands, he has left us with reminders of his quality craftsmanship displayed throughout Wisconsin.
Fred's faith in the Lord inspired him to be the wonderful son, husband, father, grandpa, friend, and neighbor that he was.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Fred's name can be made to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1616 W. Mequon Rd. Mequon, WI 53092.
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Joyce Hopfensperger
February 2, 2021
I am so sorry to hear of Fred's passing. What a wonderful, kind and hard working man. One of my funniest memories of Fred was when he scared my trick or treaters which were my 4 children on Halloween with a scary mask when they walked by his house in Mequon. He also did a wonderful job building our deck. I can't say enough good about Fred. My deepest sympathy to jean and children in this trying time
Love you all
Joyce Hopfensperger
p.s. Would love to attend the service
Maryrose Kelly Kanngieser
January 30, 2021
Jean and family, so sorry to hear of your loss of Fred. He was a special man who cared about his family and friends. He and Norm had some good laughs together and now they are together. God bless you as you go through this difficult time. Would love to come to his memorial.
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