Fred William Rendall

May 22, 1914 - Sep 5, 2004

SOUTH HAVEN - Fred W. Rendall, 90, of South Haven died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004, at his home. Fred was born May 22, 1914, in South Milwaukee, to Emma (Fredrickson) and Harold Rendall.

He graduated from South Bend Central High School in 1933. Fred worked for Bendix Corporation for 46 years, retiring in 1980. His last position at Bendix was Manufacturing Manager. During his career at Bendix, his research and development efforts resulted in several patents being issued to him. Fred was a life member of the Elks Lodge 541 of St. Joseph.

On May 16, 1981, Fred married Florence Long and moved from St. Joseph to South Haven. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, St. Joseph. He also attended St. Basil's Catholic Church along with Florence. Fred had a woodworking shop in his home. One of his hobbies was making doll house furniture.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Rendall, in 1980; son, Jack Rendall, in 2002; brother, Robert Rendall; and sisters, Janice Stultz and Mary Jane Greg.

Surviving is his wife, Florence of South Haven; sons Richard (Sandie) Rendall of Brighton and Jerry (June) Rendall of Melbourne, Fla.; daughters - Peggy Henderson of South Bend, and Frederika (Andy) Lampl of Hamilton, Ohio; stepdaughters Jean Harden of Kalamazoo and Nancy (Stephen) Robinson of Bridgewater Corners, Vt.; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Joan Miller of Beloit, Wis.

Funeral services will be held at: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Filbrandt Family Funeral Home, South Haven, with visitation at 10 a.m. The Rev. Paul A. Koehneke will officiate.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Educational Endowment Fund of St. Basil's or the American Cancer Society.

The Herald-Palladium Benton Harbor, MI, 06 Sep 2004

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

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