Fredric "Fred" Weber

Born on November 3rd 1935, Fred grew up in Milwaukee Wisconsin, only child of Mathias and Amalia Weber. He was raised on Austrian meals and bakery made by his mother. He learned woodworking skills from his father, a cabinet maker. He sat at the sheepshead table of his parent's card nights from a very young age, sparking his love of cards.

He played quarterback at Washington High School, and later played at Marquette University until he entered dental school there. He graduated from dental school in 1960. He later coached high school football and continued to have a great love for the sport.

From 1960-1962 he served in the Navy, assigned to the Marine Corp as a dentist at Great Lakes, San Francisco and Okinawa, Japan. He was proud to have served with the Marines, and earned the nickname "Cold Steel." Following his service in the military he opened his dental practice and practiced for 57 years from 1963 until 2020. His practice in Brookfield is continued by his son Dr. Matt Weber.

He met the love of his life Barbara Baldus on a ski trip to Vail in 1964, the second year it was open. Fred once wrote about his decision to marry Barabara, "There was never a doubt in my mind, nor is there now." They were married in 1965 and had 61 long and lovely years of marriage. They made quite a team. Fred, an excellent model of character, passed down his principles to his children through his calm spirit.

Nearly every summer of his life he spent near some lake. He fished with his father as a child at Fox Lake and later at their cottage in St. Germain. Many summers he rented cottages with his friends and later bought and built a home on the lake where he raised his family.

Fred had a great love of many sports and was good at all of them. Over his life, besides football, he played tennis, badminton, and was an avid downhill skier and cross country skier. He sailed in many fleets on Pewaukee Lake and was commodore of Pewaukee Yacht Club in 1985. Well into his eighties he was the usual winner in family ping pong games and developed a love of shooting later in his life. He often won at cards.

Fred was generous in many ways. He provided the opportunity for all five of his children to play multiple sports. A favorite among the family was ski trips to Breckenridge, Colorado where he made a point to ski with each member of his family. He taught his kids how to throw a spiral football pass. He purposefully set up a four day work week to have time to spend with his family. He helped to provide educational opportunities for all of his children.

He valued his many connections with his friends and maintained those connections throughout the decades of his life. He visited his friends when they were sick. He rode motorcycles with a group of guys. He loved his Friday breakfast group.

He was a genuinely nice person, with a humble spirit. He was slow to give advice or a strong opinion. He was non judgmental. He listened more than he spoke.

He cherished Sunday family dinners where his words of wisdom from the head of the table will be greatly missed.

As a long standing parishioner of St. Anthony's on the Lake Parish his service will be held there on Friday March 13, 2026 from 11 AM until 1:45 PM with his Mass of Chrisitan Burial at 2 PM. Memorial donations may be made to McCannon Brown Homeless Shelter, St Anthony on the Lake Parish, and Pewaukee Lake Sailing School Building Fund.