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| Fredrick L. McCumber, Sr. | |
| September 15, 1927 - July 21, 2009 | |
| Newton, Iowa
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| Fredrick Lutz McCumber, Sr., son of Frank Matson and Verna Ezra (Lutz) McCumber, Sr., was born September 15, 1927 in Newton, Iowa. A lifelong Newton resident, he graduated from Newton High School in 1946. | |
| Fred served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Fireman 1st Class. On March 1, 1950, Fred was united in marriage with Irene Vayle Bogue in Newton. He worked in Tool and Dye at the Maytag Company for 30 years, retiring in 1976. Fred also worked at Moore Tool and Dye and the Newton Daily News. He enjoyed reading, fishing, whittling wood, and loved going to family reunions and telling stories. Fred was a member of the UAW Local 997 Retirees Union and the Solid Rock Church. | |
| Fred died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Knoxville, Iowa. He was 81. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, two brothers, and one grandson. | |
| Those left to honor Fred's memory include his wife, Irene McCumber of Newton; two sons, Fredrick L. (Elise) McCumber, Jr. of Reasnor, Iowa and David L. (Pam) McCumber of Kellogg, Iowa; his daughter, Cheryl A. (Mike) Armstrong of What Cheer, Iowa; eight grandchildren; his four great-grandchildren; brother, Marion L. (Laura ) McCumber of Newton, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
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