Fieker, Frederick Edward

Male 1927 - 2013  (86 years)


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  • Name Fieker, Frederick Edward 
    Born 6 Nov 1927  Stotts City, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • The birth was at home.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1952–2013  [5
    minister 

    •      Following his graduation in 1949 from Drury College (now Drury University), at Springfield, Missouri, Fred attended Eden Theological Seminary, at Webster Groves, Missouri. He graduated in 1952 and in that same year was ordained into the Evangelical and Reformed Church. In 1957, the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged with the majority of the Congregational Christian Churches to form the United Church of Christ. Fred served congregations of that denomination throughout Illinois and Iowa. His last pastorate was at Zion United Church of Christ at Freistatt, Missouri, not far from his birth place.
    Died 13 Dec 2013  Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    • The following obituary was posted on the web site of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/).

      Frederick Edward Fieker
      November 6, 1927 - December 13, 2013

      Reverend Frederick Edward Fieker, age 86, of Stotts City, Missouri, passed away at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville. He was born November 6, 1927, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of the late Edward H. and Martha (Weltge) Fieker. Fred was baptized at Zion Evangelical And Reformed Church on November 24, 1927, and confirmed in April of 1941. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1945, Drury College in 1949, and completed his education at Eden Seminary in St. Louis in 1952. He was then ordained into the ministry that same year. Fred served at United Church of Christ Churches throughout Illinois and Iowa, completing his terms at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt, Missouri. He was significant in developing new church programs, building church memberships, counseling and being an overall leader within the church conference. While serving as pastor at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa, Fred was instrumental in creating a vision, building, and operating Peace Haven Home; a home for seniors to live independently and yet still have attentive care. He was active in the Boy Scouts, and community service including Ministerial Alliances. Along with his love for his church he enjoyed outdoor activities such as fishing and camping and had many hobbies such as oil painting, stained glass work, clock repair and collecting and gardening to name a few. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of nearly 60 years, Carolyn; three children, Dan and his wife, Twila; Sarah Dickey and her husband, Dennis, Jon and his wife, Melissa; one sister, Elizabeth Brazeale and her husband, Bill; grandchildren, David Dasher, Paige Dickey, Jason Fieker, Lindsay (Fieker) Marti, Ben Fieker, James Fieker, Riley Fieker and step granddaughter, Chandra Dame; great grandchildren, Grady Marti and Briella Dasher and step great grandson, Aidan Schmalick. His two brothers, Edwin and Paul Fieker and three sisters, Evelyn and Irma Fieker and Hulda Talty preceded him in death. A memorial service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt. Private burial will follow. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Springfield in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at this website.
    Buried 28 Dec 2013  Freistatt, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • He was buried the Zion United Church of Christ cemetery.
    Person ID I1230  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2014 

    Father Fieker, Wilhelm Edward Heinrich,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Weltge, Martha Elisabeth Olga,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1
    Family ID F415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Carolyn Clara 
    Children 
    +1. Fieker, Daniel Paul
    +2. Fieker, Sarah Jeanette
    +3. Fieker, Jon Edward
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Carolyn (Fiegenbaum) Fieker, Genealogical reseach.

    2. [S54] Curtis and Alice (McNeer) Starkebaum, Genealogical descendancy charts of the Starkebaum family (1984 and 1989), Name. Full date.

    3. [S22] Obituary, Frederick Edward Fieker, 1927-2013.
      Fossett Mosher Funeral Home (Mt. Vernon, Missouri). (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/). Accessed 29 December 2013.
           "He was born November 6, 1927, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of the late Edward H. and Martha (Weltge) Fieker."

    4. [S181] Ancestry.com (library edition), Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 in November 2017), Fred E. Fieker-Carolyn C. Fiegenbaum; 1954; St Louis County.
      Accessed in April 2016. As part of the entry for the marriage record in this database, a digital image of a "Recorder's Information from Marriage License Applicants" recorded the groom as Fred E. Fieker, of Rt. #3, Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, white, single, born on 7 November 1927 at Stotts City, Missouri; and the bride as Carolyn C. Fiegenbaum, of 1821 Hereford, St. Louis, Missouri, white, single, born on 15 August 1932 at Mayview, Missouri. The applicants signed the document.

    5. [S22] Obituary, Frederick Edward Fieker, 1927-2013.
      Fossett Mosher Funeral Home (Mt. Vernon, Missouri). (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/). Accessed 29 December 2013.
           "He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1945, Drury College in 1949, and completed his education at Eden Seminary in St. Louis in 1952. He was then ordained into the ministry that same year. Fred served at United Church of Christ Churches throughout Illinois and Iowa, completing his terms at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt, Missouri."

    6. [S22] Obituary, Frederick Edward Fieker, 1927-2013.
      Fossett Mosher Funeral Home (Mt. Vernon, Missouri). (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/). Accessed 29 December 2013.

    7. [S22] Obituary, Frederick Edward Fieker, 1927-2013.
      Fossett Mosher Funeral Home (Mt. Vernon, Missouri). (http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/). Accessed 29 December 2013.
           "A memorial service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Zion United Church of Christ in Freistatt. Private burial will follow. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Springfield in care of the funeral home."