Frederick (Fred) Frank Dober, age 86, of Burlington, WI, passed away on January 27th, 2025. He was born on March 31st, 1938, in Kenosha, WI, to the late Paul and Emma (Schlosser) Dober. He and his family moved to Racine, WI. Fred spent most of his life there, where he attended local schools and graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in 1957.
Fred was united in marriage to Mary Lou Mattioli on November 26th, 1960. They moved to Eagle Lake, WI, in 1973. They stayed there for 40 years. It was his happy place. He enjoyed lake life, boating and skiing. After retirement from JWI in 2001 Fred and Mary moved to Florida, moving back to Wisconsin a little over a year ago.
Fred was an avid car lover. He enjoyed his weekend job at Great Lakes Dragway. He also enjoyed bowling, the Brewers and the Packers.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Mary, and children: Susan (Scott) Squire, Shelley (James) Horner, and Erik Dober, grandchildren: Sara, Ashley (Brian), Nick, Isabella, Christian and Cameron, great grandchildren: Freddy, Aiden, Avery, Dax and Drew, a sister: Diane (John) Brinkman, sister in law: Marjorie Green and several nieces, nephews and his furry little buddy Jesse. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Leroy and a brother-in-law Wally Green.
He loved his family and will be greatly missed by his family and friends… He was especially proud of his grandchildren’s academic and sport accomplishments.
The family would like to thank the Oak Ridge Care Center and Hospice Alliance for all their compassion and care.
A visitation will be held at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (23209 Church Rd, Kansasville, WI) on Friday, February 21st, at 10 A.M. A Mass of Christian burial will also be held at church immediately following the visitation at 11 A.M. A private inurnment will take place at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.