Frederick Charles Campbell

1921-2015

Frederick C. Campbell, beloved husband of Lima M. Campbell (Nicholson) passed away peacefully,

surrounded by family at his home in Fremont, California August 8, 2015. He was born in Bangor, Maine

on June 4, 1921, the son of John H. and Lavina (Lacy) Campbell.

“Freddy” attended school in Bangor and Graduated from Bangor High School class of 1939. He joined

the Army like so many men of his generation at the onset of World War II and spent 5 years as a medic

in the European Theater. He was part of the D-Day invasion and also The Battle of the Bulge for which

he was awarded the Bronze star.

After the service he graduated from Husson College located in Bangor where he met his future wife

Lima. They got married in 1947 and within a few years moved to Fremont, California where Fred had a

job at the Pipe factory and later Weibel Winery where he retired from in 1985.

Fred was a talented woodcarver and builder and was also a lifelong fan of the circus. He spent a

majority of his retirement years building scale circus wagons and animals. He was a member of The

Circus Model Builders International and was the leader of the local “Ken Maynard” ring. Freddy also

enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening and his beloved Jack Russel Terrier Benji.

Frederick is survived by his loving wife Lima of 67 years; sons: Michael and his wife Melanie of

Cazadero, California and Philip and his wife Janet of Oakdale, California; grandsons: Spencer, Cody and

Tyler.

A service of remembrance for Frederick will be held at 3p.m. Sunday, August 23 at Cedar Lawn Lima

Family Mortuary, Warm Springs California. Burial will be later the following week in Howland Maine.