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Helmut Fricke Obituary

HELMUT PAUL FRICKE, 76 ROCKFORD - Helmut Paul Fricke, 76, known by his wife and friends as Paul, gave of his friendship and talents until his Heavenly Father called him home on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. He trained and became a Millwright Mechanic through the wonderful program at Woodward Governor, he later worked at Sundstrand Machine Tool, Advanced Machine Engineering, Warner-Lambert Co., and finally Ingersoll Milling Machine. His labors of service to the community included 8 years of volunteer to Hospice, he was a past Commander of the United States Power Squadron. He had a passion for boating and in his last days envisioned that he was on a yacht with all is friends and family. Survived by sister, Edith; sons, David Paul Fricke and Stanley Thomas Fricke; daughter-in-law, Mika Shimoji; grandsons and best buddies, Yoi Stanley Shimoji-Fricke and Pace Akim Shimoji-Fricke. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Alice May (Schlaf) Fricke. Funeral Service at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Central Christian Church, 6595 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL, with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until time of service. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. To express condolences, visit sunsetfhmemgardens.com.

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Published by Rockford Register Star from Jun. 11 to Jun. 12, 2015.

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Cliff & Sandy Steele

June 24, 2015

Stan and Dave:
We are so sorry for the loss of your wonderful dad. We have so many nice memories (especially boating ones) of our times spent with your family. Your parents were such a special couple. Your dad is in the best of care now in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father.
God's blessings,
Cliff and Sandy

June 14, 2015

Dear Dave, Stan, and family,
I tried to send a message earlier, but it doesn't look like it was posted. We were both shocked and saddened to read of the passing of your Dad. We were very close friends with your Mom and him,but we lost contact with him after she passed away. We are so sorry that we could not attend the service; the timing was impossible.Would have loved to see you.Just want you to know that we are praying for all of you that God will give you comfort, strength, and peace and that He will minister to all your needs.

With deepest sympathy, prayers, and love in Christ,

John and Betty Adamany

Paul and Ruth Leisure

June 13, 2015

David, Stanley, and family -

You are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss and healing.

Marilyn Schlaf

June 12, 2015

I am so sorry to hear of Paul's passing. He will truly be missed by all. May each of us have peace knowing that Paul is now resting in his Heavenly Home. God be with each of you.

Marilyn

jo wienzierl

June 12, 2015

I am so sorry for your loss. Your dad was a very good friend of my father. Paul was a great friend when my dad needed him the most. I loved to listen to their stories about their adventures. My dad is Richard laken.

Greg & Lauri Moore

June 11, 2015

We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Greg plans to represent the Moore family on Saturday. So sorry we can't all be there for you. Praying for comfort and strength for you all.

Genevieve McDonald

June 11, 2015

Jim, Miriam, and I are so sorry that we cannot be there for Paul's services. We will always remember his humor and how he was so helpful to those around him. We are grateful for all of the help he provided Miriam when she was living in Rockford. Rest in peace, dear Paul.

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