Fernand "Fred" Victor Rousseau Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Fernand "Fred" Victor Rousseau, Jr. passed away at his home Thursday evening, October 19, 2017 at the age of 83. Fred was born to the late Fernand Rousseau, Sr., and Eva (Corbish) Sekara in Lynwood, Pennsylvania on Thursday, February 8, 1934. Fred attended school and spent his childhood in Rostraver, Pennsylvania. All of Fred's grandparents were immigrants. His paternal grandparents were French and Belgian. His maternal grandparents were Carpatho Ruthenian. Fred's Belgian grandparents worked in the glass industry. Following his lineage, as a young teenager be began traveling to Oklahoma in the summers to work in the glass plants. After attending college at Pennsylvania State, he came to Oklahoma and began a career as a glassworker at Pittsburgh Plate Glass. He eventually retired from Kel-Co. Fred married young and had one child, Krystine Rousseau. Later on he married Wilma "Billie" Rousseau. She passed away in 1979. He then married Norma (Morton) Phillips in 1982. They spent the rest of their lives together enjoying life to the fullest. He was an avid deer hunter and Norma was his biggest fan. Together they spent a large portion of their time fishing and telling stories about their great adventures. Every spring they headed to Lake Eufaula to meet up with their fishing buddies and fish for crappie. Three months later they would return home with new stories and more crappie. Fred would spend countless hours trapping and hunting moles, gophers, and armadillos in his yard and watching for wild turkey, deer and coyotes crossing over his property. Fred along with Norma were long standing members of the Trinity Baptist Church in Morris. Joining the Mason's in 1966, Fred ultimately cherished the position of 33rd degree Mason; he received his fifty year certificate in 2016 Preceding Fred in death are his parents, wives Billie and Norma. Left to cherish all of the great memories of Fred is his daughter Krystine and husband Patrick of Dayton, Ohio, grandson Josh Baughman and wife Rita and their children of Schulter, granddaughter Nikki Oliver and children of Wilson, special cousin Bernie Forsythe of Pennsylvania, cousin Jill Edmondson of Stowe, Ohio and many nephews, nieces and other loved ones. A funeral service for Fred will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Trinity Baptist Church in Morris, Oklahoma with Reverend Ron Black officiating. Interment will follow at the Okmulgee Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Josh Baughman, Jeremy Morton, Michael Morton, Ricky Banks, Mike Brannon, Dan Boydston. Honorary Pallbearer will be Earnest Ledbetter. Friends may visit the funeral home on Monday, October 23, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee.

Fernand "Fred" Victor Rousseau Jr.

February 8, 1934 - October 19, 2017

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Fernand "Fred" Victor Rousseau Jr.

February 8, 1934 - October 19, 2017

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