Fred Marvin Chelcun

In loving memory of Grampa Chelcun - always supportive, loving, and thoughtful. We will celebrate your life and the legacy you left us, and honor your spirit of kindness every day.

So many wonderful memories. My younger years where i spent most of my summers at the house in Lincolnwood and then every weekend off to the lakehouse. Somehow Karen and I seemed to always get into trouble. And then there were the wonderful holidays at the end of the year when we spent time with all the Chelcun. Years later it was the family reunions at the lake where once again we could connect with our Chelcun family. More recently my Mom and I visited a few times a year and it was then at our smaller gatherings we heard many fabulous stories of Uncle Fred's childhood. We all laughed so hard we had tears. Thank You for these treasured memories. We will miss you.

The volunteers, flight team and board of Badger Honor Flight mourn the loss of their hero, Fred Chelcun. We are thankful for his military service and proud to have served him on his trip to Washington, D.C. on April 2, 2011.

Fred Chelcun is my father's brother. We always loved spending time with Uncle Fred and Aunt Elaine and my cousins. We used to have rotating holidays at each of our houses which were always great fun to have us all together. He loved baseball probably as much as my dad, Nick Chelcun. We used to attend some of the baseball games his boys were in together besides my own brother's games Darrell and Glenn. Our visits to his lake house were always a hit with everyone and brought us cousins together again, which we may never have done on our own. Not only did we get to see our cousins but getting time with Fred and his 2nd wife Beverly was so special. I hope we never stop seeing each and everyone of our cousins. Fred gave us such wonderful memories to keep in our hearts and his kindness and jokes was his love for us all. Fred will always stay in our hearts with all the love we share. I am so sad for my other Chelcun family for their loss. Everyone who has met my uncle I am sure loves him, not only for who he was but for all the good he did for his community. We will miss you every day! Patti (Chelcun) Kuzniar