January
20,
1931
20,
1931
December
10,
2018
10,
2018
Theodore K. “Ted” Fritz, 87, of Earlville, formerly of Mendota, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at Heritage Health in Mendota. He was born January 20, 1931 in rural Mendota, IL, the son of Garfield and Mabel (Engel) Fritz. Ted attended grade school in a country school north of Peru and then graduated from Mendota High School in 1949. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He married Ardith Spenader on June 12, 1955 in Mendota.
Ted worked at Classon Grocery Store in Mendota for sixteen years, then bought Earlville Supermarket in 1970 and it became One Stop Foods and later Ted’s Red Fox. He retired and sold the store in 2005. Ted was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville, the Earlville Lions Club, Mendota Elk’s Club, Mendota Moose Lodge, and was a former member of Mendota Rotary Club. He was an avid bicyclist.
He is survived by his sons, Craig (Linda) Fritz of Bloomington, IL, Mark (Sina) Fritz of Millbrook, IL, and Christopher Fritz of Earlville, IL; four grandchildren, Lisa Christianer, Beth Fritz, Dana (Jim) Cartwright, and Scott Fritz; one sister, Dorothea Robinson of Las Vegas, NV.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ardith, and two brothers, Garfield Fritz, Jr. and Russell Fritz.
Graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Foundation. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Hanley-Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
407 S. Ottawa St. ~ PO Box 808
Earlville, IL 60518
815-246-6491
Ted worked at Classon Grocery Store in Mendota for sixteen years, then bought Earlville Supermarket in 1970 and it became One Stop Foods and later Ted’s Red Fox. He retired and sold the store in 2005. Ted was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville, the Earlville Lions Club, Mendota Elk’s Club, Mendota Moose Lodge, and was a former member of Mendota Rotary Club. He was an avid bicyclist.
He is survived by his sons, Craig (Linda) Fritz of Bloomington, IL, Mark (Sina) Fritz of Millbrook, IL, and Christopher Fritz of Earlville, IL; four grandchildren, Lisa Christianer, Beth Fritz, Dana (Jim) Cartwright, and Scott Fritz; one sister, Dorothea Robinson of Las Vegas, NV.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ardith, and two brothers, Garfield Fritz, Jr. and Russell Fritz.
Graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Foundation. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Hanley-Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
407 S. Ottawa St. ~ PO Box 808
Earlville, IL 60518
815-246-6491
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