Frederick Farmer's Obituary
Frederick Jay Farmer, age 52, of Oshkosh passed away Friday, January 27th, at Mercy Medical Center. Despite the seriousness of his illness, he never gave up. Fred was born October 25th, 1959, in Pullman, Washington. In his first 38 years he lived in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Yellowstone Park, Wyoming as well as many other places including extensively traveling in the National Parks. Out of the many places he lived, Fred chose Oshkosh as his home. Fred played Pop Warner Football, coached by his father. He attended Kennedy High School in Northridge, California where he excelled in Gymnastics. After High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and received special training in diesel mechanics. Fred learned the concrete trade in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a trade he continued in Oshkosh before starting his own company which specialized in decorative concrete design. Fred graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he studied under Dr Paul Donhauser. A master potter, Fred was also a painter and enjoyed carving gourds, creating many lovely and startling works. Fred was a long-time member and former President of Jambalaya Art Cooperative, where he had many friends to whom he was a peer, friend, mentor, and leader. A memorial fund will be established in his name to benefit the Jambalaya Art Gallery. He was a talented artist who enjoyed fishing with his friend Dave. He worked hard, played hard and loved life. And now his blue eyes will be closed forever.
Fred is survived by the Love of His Life, Angie Chacon and her daughter Tori; his son Frederick Jeffrey Farmer of Milwaukee; his parents Fred and Carmen Farmer of Prescott Valley, Arizona; his sister Sally Farmer of South Pasadena, California; his sister Cindy Hedrick of Columbus, Ohio; his niece Katrina Muzingo of Cleveland, Ohio; his nephews Evan and Nicholas Schauer of South Pasadena, California; and his extended family in Oshkosh Vicky and Jim Hauman. Fred?s family would like to thank Dr Karen Gremminger and the staff of Mercy Medical Center, the Wachtel Cancer Center, and the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison for their care and compassion in Fred?s time of need.
A Memorial Service for Fred will be held on Wednesday, February 1st at the Fiss and Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home, 865 S Westhaven Dr. in Oshkosh. Visitation will be from 9 ? 11 AM followed by the Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m.
Fiss & Bills-Poklasny Funeral Home
and Crematory
920-235-1170
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