Service Information
Roy E. Frederiksen, age 94, of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, formerly Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center in Buffalo Lake.
Celebration of Life will be held Friday, April 22, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Hunters Ridge Community Church in Hutchinson with interment in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson. The service will be livestreamed by Hunters Ridge Community Church on YouTube.
Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022, from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. and will continue one hour prior to the service, ALL at Hunters Ridge Community Church.
Memorials preferred to Galilean Home in Liberty, Kentucky.
The service will be live streamed at https://youtu.be/6YVB5zPzFOA
Obituary
Roy Elmer Frederiksen was born on January 5, 1928, in Tracy, Minnesota. He was the son of Elmer and Elsie (Moody) Frederiksen. Roy was baptized as an infant at Germantown Lutheran Church near Lamberton, Minnesota, and later confirmed in his faith as a youth at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Evan, Minnesota. He received his education at District 49 near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, and was a graduate with the Springfield High School class of 1946.
In 1947, Roy met Alice Nelson when they were both employed at Yellowstone National Park. On September 12, 1948, Roy was united in marriage to Alice in Norseland, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with four children, Lynn, John, Jean, and Paul. Roy and Alice resided in Watertown, South Dakota, Springfield, Minnesota, Lamberton, Minnesota, Cosmos, Minnesota, Cynthiana, Kentucky, and Hutchinson, Minnesota. They relocated to Buffalo Lake, Minnesota in August of 2021. Roy and Alice shared 73 years of marriage, before the passing of Alice on November 2, 2021.
Roy reinvented himself a few times. He was a mechanic, livestock trucker, housebuilder, landlord, 3M employee and machinist. But, most importantly, he was our dad who could fix anything from machinery, to broken eyeglasses, to a doll whose arm fell off.
Roy enjoyed RV traveling and woodworking. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren and friends.
Roy, our loving dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, at the age of 94 years.
Blessed be his memory.
Roy is survived by his:
Children, Lynn Buck and her husband, Earl, of Hutchinson, MN,
John Frederiksen and his wife, Mary, of Cosmos, MN,
Jean Blake and her husband, Robb, of Eagle River, AK,
Paul Frederiksen and his wife, Jane, of Cedar Falls, IA;
Grandchildren, Jessica, Christopher, Cari Lynn, Quincy, Charity, Shawn, Scott, Jodi, Nathan, Dawn, Devin,
Aarin, Travis;
17 Great-grandchildren;
Sister, Audrey Schmitz of St. Peter, MN;
Many other relatives and friends.
Roy is preceded in death by his Parents, Elmer and Elsie Frederiksen; Wife, Alice Frederiksen; Parents-in-law, Axel and Wilhelmina Nelson.
Doug&Julie Fett says
Sending all of you our sympathies and prayers.
Robb and Mary Totushke says
So sorry for your loss, Lynn and family. We always enjoyed visiting with your folks when they were members at Bethlehem United Methodist church. They were special people.
Sharon horky says
Sorry for your loss.
Annabelle says
I enjoyed my time getting to know your parents. The first time I really met Roy was when we were shingling your little shop.
Mollie (Albrecht) Zrust says
I knew your Dad when he would come into the grocery store in Cosmos – where I worked as a clerk – for Larson and Peterson MANY years ago. He always had a smile on his face. You were fortunate to have had him here on earth for all those years. May God be with you as you mourn his death.