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Frederick, Ellis 'Tiny'
Ellis “Tiny” Frederick, 86, formerly of Tipton, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the English Valley Care Center, North English. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will follow in the Shawver Cemetery. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fry Funeral Home.
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Survivors include his brother, James Frederick of Springville; a sister, Norma Livezey of Petersburg, Ill.; and many nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Edwin and his wife, Betty, Gale, Clarence Jr., Donald and Arnold; his sisters, Darlene and her husband, Larry Zenishek and Marie “Odie” Williams and husband Lloyd; sister-in-law, Pat Frederick; and brother-in-law, Bill Livezey.
Ellis was born Sept. 1, 1926, in Center Township, Cedar County, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Lillian (Miller) Frederick. Ellis lived in Cedar Bluff most of his life and farmed in the Tipton and Iowa City area. He was a past member of the Tipton Moose Lodge.
A special thank you to the staff and caregivers at the English Valley Care Center; you gave him a place to call “home.”
A memorial fund has been established.
Published in The Gazette Nov. 9, 2012.
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