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Obituary: Frederick C. Walter, 81, Glenfield
Published: June 25, 2025
By: Provided by
Sundquist Funeral Home
Frederick C. Walter
 GLENFIELD - Frederick C. Walter,
81, died Sunday morning, June
22, 2025, under the care of his family, friends, and Hospice.
Fred was born on April 18, 1944
in Lowville the son of the late Franklin Clark and
Dorothy Estelle (Rowsam) Walter who owned
Walter’s Store in Lowville. He was a Lowville Academy
and Central School graduate, Class of 1962. Fred
graduated from Mohawk Valley Community College in 1965. He served in the
U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969, as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate, during the Vietnam
War. Fred served three tours, receiving the National Defense Service Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal W/Bronze Service Star, and Vietnam Campaign Medal
W/Device.
Fred was a beauty
sales consultant for beauty salons across the North
Country.
He was a member
of the V.F.W. and the American Legion. He was an avid boxing fan, and a
lifetime member of the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota. Each year, Fred
spent the first weekend of June meeting and enjoying the company of all
“The Boxing Greats” and fans during the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Induction Weekend. Fred always followed local high school sports, and enjoyed watching collegiate and professional
sports. Fred was a lifelong Yankee’s fan. The Connecticut girls
UCONN Huskies basketball team, quickly became a favorite of Fred’s
in 2012 due to the addition of Syracuse Star, Breanna Stewart. In recent
years, Fred could be found enjoying a meal and living it up with his
friends at Rusty P’s Bar and Grill.
Calling hours for
family and friends will be on Sunday, June 29th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Sundquist Funeral Home, followed
by a military burial in West
Lowville Cemetery
at 1:30pm. Family and friendsare invited to, A Celebration of Life, which
will be held at Rusty P’s following the burial.
Memorials in
Fred’s name may be made to: Lewis County Humane Society, P.O. Box 682, Lowville,
NY 13367
or Friends Of Lewis County Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 266, Lowville,
NY 13367
You may leave
words of condolence at www.sundquistfh.com
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