Wayne F. Fredette Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Wayne F. Fredette age 76 resident of Tinley Park since 1957, formerly of Blue Island, IL, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2014. Son of the late William & Edith (nee Lindstrom) Fredette. Husband of Lida (nee Schellhase). Father of Jeff Fredette (Laura Gilson) of Beecher, IL, Cindy (Bob) Rivey of Missoula, MT and Kim (Derrick) Barksdale of Burnsville, MN. Grandfather of Eric Fredette of Beecher. Brother of Richard (Bobby) Fredette of Carencro, LA. Survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Wayne served in the Army from 1955-1957 and was stationed in Anchorage, AK. He worked as a moldmaker at Panduit Corp. in Tinley Park from 1971-1999 and previously at Formold Plastics. He was active in many organizations, including ORCAS Scuba diving club, where he was a scuba instructor and member of the recovery team. MNERA (Midwest National Enduro Riders Assn.), RCA (Ridgewood Cycle Assn.), Lifetime member of AMA (American Motorcycle Assn.) former District 17 Director, AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics), LSF (League of Silent Flight), where he achieved Level V the highest level attainable, SOAR (Silent Order of Aeromodeling by Radio), 2013 inducted into the Hall of Fame. He competed in The Great Race and VCRA (Vintage Car Rally Assn.) in 2011 he was honored with The Spirit of The Event award. In addition to the many organizations he was affiliated with, Wayne loved down-hill skiing, biking & camping. His family participated with him in many of these activities and described him as inspiring, patient, a mentor to many, determined, innovative, accomplished, compassionate & meticulous. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 15th from 3:00PM-8:00PM at Heartland Memorial Center, 7151 W. 183rd St., Tinley Park, IL. Military Honors will be held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery on Thursday at 11:00AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research or a charity of your choice. For info or to sign the guestbook heartlandmemorial.com or 708-444-2266.

Wayne F. Fredette

January 15, 1937 - January 11, 2014