Military veteran

Fredric Ken Helfrich, 78, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla.

He was born March 23, 1939, in Columbia, Ohio.

He was raised in Union Lake, Mich. He was a Navy Chief Petty Officer and served during the Vietnam War. He retired after 20 years of service.

He owned and operated Spring Motors in Green Cove Springs, Fla. He retired to Beulah, where he built a log cabin with his own hands and lived there enjoying his retirement.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Bergsma and Susan Shoaf; a son, Kenny Tosh; a brother, Tom Helfrich; and a sister, Lynne Kilby.

Burial with military honors is 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, in Trout Family Cemetery in Beulah. Cremation was under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made at foxfh.net.

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