Service Details
Homegoing Service THURSDAY, MAY 31ST,
11:00 a.m. in the Draeger-Langendorf funeral Home
Burial with full military honors will follow in Southern Wisconsin Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Surrounded by family Fremon Canady, 88 entered eternal peace on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Racine Wisconsin.
Fremon was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on May 24, 1929 to Harry and Bessie (Nee: Fuller) Canady. He married Sarah Ann Witherspoon and together raised 11 children. Fremon proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honored as a war hero after enduring imprisonment during the conflict. Fremon worked in the building trades for many years in the Chicago area. He had a hand in some of the city’s greatest landmarks such as the Sears Tower and Dan Ryan Expressway. He also enjoyed flying and was a licensed pilot. Fremon was an avid reader and a great story teller. Additionally, he frequently served his country as an election worker.
He was predeceased by his loving wife of 54 years, Sarah Ann Canady in 2004; his siblings, sons Glen Canady, Tommy Stewart, Fremon Canady Jr. and daughter Martha Ann McAtee
He is survived by his children Jackie Thomas, Hansel Canady, Joyce Canady, Daisy Canady, Antoinette Crowley, Evelyn Robinson, Frank Canady, and a host of grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives, and friends.
Viewing will be Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 10 -11am followed by funeral services from 11am – 12pm at Draeger – Langendorf Funeral Home 4600 County Line Rd, Mount Pleasant WI 53403. Private interment with Full Military Honors will be held at 1pm at Southern Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 21425 Spring Street Union Grove WI, 53182
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