Obituary of Frederick F. Wiklund

A Celebration of Life for Frederick F. "Fred" Wiklund will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m. at Liberty Evangelical Free Church, 684-198th Avenue, Pella, Iowa. A private family burial will be in Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. Frederick F. Wiklund, the son of Fred and Sylvia Hobbs Wiklund, was born July 12, 1935, in Newton, Iowa He graduated from the Newton High School, Class of 1953, as Class President. On June 13, 1953, Fred was united in marriage to Colleen Sparks at First Baptist Church in Newton, Iowa. They lived in Newton 30 years and Otley 19 years. Building a home on Painted Rocks on Red Rock Lake gave him time to enjoy the birds and nature with each season. He enjoyed the peaceful life. Fred was a part owner of Bond Clothing Co. for many years. , His church was an important part of his life, as well as being a soloist. He attended Liberty Evangelical Free Church in Pella, was a member of Knoxville Kiwanis and Senior Citizens, where he played many games of cribbage and pool. Fred loved spending time with his family and enjoyed sports, woodworking, music and old westerns, especially Bonanza and The Rifleman. Fred, at 78 years of age, entered into the gates of Glory on September 16, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister Evelyn White. Those left to honor the memory of Fred include his wife Colleen Sparks Wiklund of Otley, Iowa, daughters and sons-in-law Debra and Doug Kozisek of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Darcy and Curtis Kane of Otley, Iowa, grandsons Derek Frederick Moore of Joplin, Missouri and Ian David and April Moore of Pella, Iowa, great-grandchildren Macie Rae Moore, Elijah Dayton Moore and Audrey Elizabeth Moore, nephew Jeffery White of Sacramento, California and niece Nancy Jo Franey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.