Earl F. Friederick

 Earl F. Friederick, age 73, of Tennyson, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 4, 2008, at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on January 27, 1935 the son of LeRoy and Mary (Bies) Friederick in La Motte  Iowa. On September 20, 1955, Earl was united in marriage to Pat Leibfried at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson. Earl graduated from  Coyne  Electrical  Technical  College in  Chicago. Earl served in the United States Army National Guard. He started his own business, Tennyson Electric, and served the communities in the Grant County area for over 50 years. Earl worked hard and was dedicated to helping people through his electrical knowledge and skills. He was a member of the St. Andrew Catholic Church. He served on the Tennyson Village Board and was the Potosi-Tennyson Waste Water Treatment Commissioner from many years. Earl cherished his wife, Pat, his children and grandchildren. He especially looked forward to family gatherings with his brothers and sister and joined in with them whatever the activity. Earl was a regular "river rat": from paddling the canoe to driving the pontoon on the  Mississippi. Besides being charitable, he was also very handy and could fix anything, which was evident in his hobby of restoring antique radios. Earl served in the United States Army National Guard for six years

Earl survived by his wife of 53 years, Pat Friederick, Tennyson; seven children and 13 grandchildren: Judy (David) Irish, Potosi and their children, Jeff (fiance', Danielle Bartels) Jill and Brandon; Matt (Rosalie) Friederick, Lancaster; Neil Friederick (fiance', Tricia Mergen), Lancaster and their son Alex; Russ (Arlene) Friederick, Potosi and their children, Grace and Nathan; Monica (Jon) Friederick-Reiten, Balsam Lake and their daughter, Tess; Annette Jepperson, Potosi and her children, Kayla, Connor, and Courtney; Kirk (Jennifer) Friederick, Dubuque, IA and their children, Maggie, Ethan, and Evan; four brothers, Joe (Mary) Friederick, Lancaster, Ken (June) Friederick, La Motte, IA, Leo (Janet) Friederick, Cassville and Carl (Carol) Friederick, Hazel Green; a sister, Esther (Clete) Kruser, Hazel Green; two sister-in-laws, Florence Friederick, Fennimore and Carol Friederick, Potosi; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Mary Friederick; two brothers, Ralph and Donald, and a sister, Shirley; two nieces and two nephews, Roger, Mary Ann, and Sarah Friederick and Paul Reinecke.

The visitation service was heldfrom 1:30 until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2008 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson with Father Richard Leffler officiating. Burial was held in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials may be given to Hospice of Dubuque, andthe Potosi Rescue Squad.

The Friederick family would like to extend a thank you to Hospice of Dubuque and a special thanks to nurses, Mary Greil and Jennifer Friederick, and social worker Kathy Schroeder. The family is being served by the Potosi Martin Funeral Home