Frederick Samuel Vesser

1915 - 2003  (87 years)

• Name	Frederick Samuel Vesser  [1]
  Birth	18 Nov 1915	Couer d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 2003	Puyallup, Pierce, Washington   [1, 2]
  Burial	Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington   [1]
  Person ID	I337597	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Edwin Crockett Vesser,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Missouri d. Jun 1984, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Irene Harper,   b. 13 May 1886, Wisconsin d. Apr 1978, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F218663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Neila Evarette Delaney,   b. 8 Apr 1924   d. 26 Oct 2015 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1947  [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Neila Kaye Vesser   3. Living
  Family ID	F218668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The Seattle Times February 17, 2003 Frederick Samuel VESSER 87, passed away Friday, February 14th, 2003 in his Puyallup Valley home. Born November 18, 1915 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Frederick grew up in the logging camps of North Idaho. After leaving Coeur d'Alene, he followed the construction industry for several years. Fred watched the construction of Grand Coulee Dam and the Hanford Project. He worked in a gold mine in British Columbia. During World War II, Fred was a welder in the Tacoma shipyards and he fell in love with the Puget Sound area. In the fall of 1952, he moved his family to Seattle and started working as a mechanic/welder in area truck shops. In 1964 he was elected Secretary Treasurer of the Automotive Machinist's Union 289 where he held office until he retired in 1978. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years Neila, his sister Irene Miller of Kansas City, his three children and their spouses, Frederick and Susan Vesser, Neila Kaye and Terry Bohn and Edwin and Kathleen Vesser, four grandchildren and spouses, Laura Bohn, Irene and Brian Batty, Eddie and Sarah Vesser and Amy Vesser, three great-grandchildren, Breana Batty and Samuel and Hannah Vesser, and assorted wonderful family and friends.

  
  

• Sources

  [S49742] Cemetery index, Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, (Find-a-Grave). [S76599] Obituary, The Seattle Times, Frederick Samuel Vesser, (February 17, 2003).