Frederick J. Lasko, age 75, of Rapid River, fought a tough fight and has gone to be with his Maker.
Fred will be dearly missed by his loving wife Janet, loyal puppy pal Buzz, sister Elaine (Ron) Klompstra, children Susan Brown, Scott Lasko, Jody Corner (deceased), Jean Meredith, Linda (Tom) Willcome, grandchildren Joe, Amanda, Michael, Keith, Kevin, Julie, Robert, Blaine, 4 great grandchildren and many friends.
Fred served our country as a Gunners Mate on the USS Northampton from 1954-1958 during which time he received the National Defense Service Medal and earned the rank of GMM3. He retired in 1997 from Burke E. Porter Machinery, Grand Rapids, MI. He enjoyed his free time traveling, fishing, hunting, camping, riding his 4 wheeler and visiting with family and friends.
A service will be held on Saturday October 23, 2010, at 11 A.M. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Nahma.
Anonymous
Be at peace amidst the outdoors you enjoyed so much. All down here miss you already.
Carl Blaksley
Hsv, AL
Janet and family you all are in our prayers and thoughts. May his soul rest in peace.
Katie and Martin
Humble, TX
We are sorry to hear of your lose, We will keep you and your family in our prayers.
Judy Nieusma & Jerry Nieusma
Morgantown, WV
GRIEVE NOT
We think of Life as a beginning
and it is.
It is the beginning of the hope, of faith.
Grieve not for the spirit lives on.
We think of Death as an ending
and it is.
It is the ending of physical life on earth.
Grieve not for the spirit lives on.
We think forever is forever
and it is.
It is all the tomorrows whispered into the wind.
Grieve not for the spirit lives on.
We think letting go is easy
but it isn?t.
It is memories of our loved ones etched in stone
and planted in the garden of our heart.
Grieve not for the spirit lives on.
Grieve not for those who are no longer with us,
but celebrate that they lived.
Life is a gift and memories are a blessing.
Our exsistance on this earth is only for an instant.
Grieve not for the spirit lives on.
With my Deepest Sympathies and prayers. Peace & Blessings
Renee Villanueva
Tobyhanna, PA
Sending our prayers and sympathy for your loss, our thoughts are with you.
Rich Saganski (cousin)
Grand Rapids, MI
Happy that Fred’s suffering is over, but cognizant of the loneliness to come, we will hold you in our thoughts.
Gene & Patty Warner
Grand Haven, MI
Jan,
I am so sorry to hear about Fred. He was a truely a great person to treat. I loved to verbally spar with him (he always came with a zinger for me) and I always looked forward to seeing him when he would come in for his treatments. I know he would give you a hard time about a lot of things but he once told me he just wanted to keep you on your toes. We had some wonderful conversations and a lot of good laughter.
He brought the card you had given him, for your anniversary I think it was, and he told me that he appreciated the sentiments expressed in the card a great deal. He said that he would never tell you that because he didn’t want you to think he was mushy. He truely loved that card. Told me he planned to hang onto it for a long time. He loved you a lot.
I will miss his humor. He is one of the patients that I will always remember in my nursing career as showing me to approach everything with a sense of humor. He will be missed.
God bless…
Yvonne
Escanaba, MI
We are sending our sympathy for your lost of Fred. Our prayers are with you at this time.
Sonny & Lee Marshall
Coopersville, MI