
Frederick Lee Frederick was born January 11, 1952, in Fairbury to Darlene (Shinn) & Neal “Fritz” Frederick. Fred was a 1971 graduate of Fairbury High School. Fred also attended one year at Fairbury Junior College.
In the fall of 1972, Fred started working for Richard Meyer at Nuckolls-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury. Fred worked at Nuckolls-Meyer Funeral Home and later at Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home until his retirement in 2017. Fred held several duties at the funeral home, but his most enjoyable job was to be the “official” door opener/greeter at funerals held at the funeral home or at churches. Fred welcomed literally th...