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Fredric “Fred” Moeller 1934 - 2022

MOELLER, GRELL, FLYNN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 7/23/2022 at 07:41:27

The Mapleton Press
21 July 2022

Fredric “Fred” Moeller of Beaumont passed away on Feb 25, 2022 at the age 87.

Fred was born at home in the town of Ricketts, Iowa on May 23, 1934. Fredric, known as “Rick” in his hometown, was the 3rd of 6 children born to George & Mina (Grell) Moeller.

In the 1940’s the family moved 5 miles to the town of Charter Oak, Iowa to a larger house and closer to school.

In the neighboring small town of Ute, Iowa Rick met Pat Flynn (just the right girl). They married on Sept 3, 1955. In 1956 Rick and Pat moved to Temple City, Ca where co workers started calling him “Fred”. Fred joined the Operating Engineers Union Local 12 and started his career as a heavy equipment operator. He spent most of his work years as a dozer operator with a Cat D-9 dozer as his last piece of equipment before his retirement. Fred, a proud Union member for 66 years.

In 1975 Fred & Pat moved to Cherry Valley with their two daughters. They loved every minute of the “country life” and the friendly folks living is Cherry Valley & Beaumont.

Fred was a great supporter of his daughters, their husbands, and especially his 3 grandkids. Whether at the sports park for soccer, Relay for Life, Trunk or Treat, or Noble Creek for baseball / softball, there was no missing the big guy in the bib overalls and hat cheering everybody on!

Fred is survived by those that love him and will miss him: Pat his wife of 66 years of Beaumont, Daughter Paula Christante (Don) of Cherry Valley, daughter Julie Barth (Rod) Grants Pass Or., Grandchildren: Adam, Jake, Emily (future grandson-in-law Dalton) all of Grants Pass Or., Sister, Jean Downs of Cherry Valley, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, outlaws and Schnitzel the dog.

Funeral Service will be held at Weaver’s Mortuary, Beaumont, CA. on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 4pm followed by a “Celebration of Fred” at the Cherry Valley Grange. Dinner and refreshments will be served.

(Burial will be saint Clair Cemetery near Ute, Iowa)


 

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