Fredrick Samuel Ward

Fredrick Samuel Ward was born on January 5th, 1952 in Anoka Minnesota to Wilbert Hounshell Ward and Archie Rose Machesney. Surrounded by his family, he passed away on September 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Fred graduated from Brigham Young University and served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in northern Italy. He lived in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. His professional career as a manufacturing engineer for John Deere took him across the world as he worked to improve the performance of various harvesting machines. During this time in Moline, Illinois he and Carolyn Andrus (married in 1976) raised their six children.

Fred was an avid outdoorsman and he passed along his love of nature, paddling and camping to his children and grandchildren. He especially loved to canoe and camp in the lakes and wilderness of northern Minnesota. He cherished time with his children and grandchildren.

As an outward expression of his lifelong spiritual growth, Fred was a compassionate volunteer, serving in various capacities in church, scouting and other community organizations. Other hobbies included yoga, Reiki, gardening, motorcycle riding, and music.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Rita Dokken and brother David Ward. He is survived by his sister Cora Lueben, former spouse Carolyn Ward and six children Aaron (Sarah) Ward, Kevin (Becky) Ward, Samuel (Lisa) Ward, Rosanne (Rafa) Angeles, Laura (Josh) Bravo and Staci Kunde, and 23 grandchildren.

Per Fred’s request, there will be no formal services.