1909 ~ 2004
Fred Clyde Wheeler was reunited with his sweetheart, Geraldine Saturday, December 18, 2004.
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend began his earthly journey June 21, 1909. Born to Dr. Milo Andrew Wheeler and Cordelia Etta Bright in Inkom, Idaho.
Fred attended high school at the Onita Academy in Preston, Idaho and later Utah State University. Fred married Geraldine Sutton in 1933 and was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1970. Preceded in death by two brothers, Preston and Jerry; and two sisters, Arta and Elsye.
Fred served as a member of the LDS Church and dedicated much of his time serving as ward clerk, and home teaching in the Hawthorne Ward. Fred started working at a very young age in the grocery business. Many will remember him as "the meat cutter." He was an accomplished violinist and enjoyed playing for others with the "Hawaiian Entertainers!" He loved to fish with his dad and brothers in Red Point Canyon on the Bear River, and bicycling was a big part of his life from his courting days until just a few years ago.
Fred is survived by three children, Carol (Carlie) Brumfield of Spanish Fork, Fred Wheeler of Salt Lake City, and Jim (Catherine) Wheeler of Salt Lake City; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
We love you, Fred, and will miss you dearly. You will always be our Christmas Angel.
Funeral services will be held Wed-nesday, December 22, 12 noon, at the Hawthorne Ward, 808 E. Roosevelt Ave. Family and friends may share their condolences Tuesday, December 21, at the Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, from 6-7:30 p.m. and again 10:45-11:45 a.m. prior to services at the ward. Interment will be held at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Special thanks to Martha Esparza for her tender care and the staff at Hillside Rehabilitation Center. Services provided by Larkin Mortuary.