Fred was born April 9, 1911 to Barbara and Fred Kottas. He was the oldest of three children; Dorothy Sparks (Bill), and J.F. Kottas (Anne), being his siblings. Fred married Jessie Gowans on February 26, 1938. They are the parents of three children; Shirlene Graft (Bill) of St. George, Utah; Pamela Coltes of Spanish Fork, Utah; and Shauna Keeler (Robert) of Raymond, Alberta.