Clement
Fred
(Fred)
Ward
Born in Buena Vista, Ohio
Ancestors 
Son of Fred Robert Ward
and Mary Deonetta (Lockhart) Ward
Brother of
Edwin L Ward, Electra Dianetta (Ward) Nicks, Lois Sara (Ward) Sutton, Ronald Leslie Ward, Dorothy Marie (Ward) Cronk and Florence E. Ward
Husband of
Faith Mary Venus
— married
12 Oct 1958 in Pawling, Dutchess, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)], Richard Frederick Ward and Susan Ward
Died
at age 69
in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2019
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Biography
OBITUARY WAPPINGERS FALLS - C. Fred Ward, 79, a lifelong area resident, died April 21, 2000 at Fishkill Health Center. Mr. Ward was a systems analyst at IBM East Fishkill for 35 years, retiring March 31, 1990. He was a member of St. Denis Church, where he was an usher and greeter. Mr. Ward coached IBM Youth Hockey for 15 years before his retirement. He was inducted into the Dutchess County Sportmens Hall of Fame in Oct 1998, and was commissioner of the high school club hockey league. Fred was a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels and RSVP. He enjoyed visiting and collecting lighthouses and was an avid New York Ranger hockey fan. Born in Buena Vista, OH, on April 5, 1931, he was the son of Fred R. and Mary Lockhart Ward. He was a graduate of Pawling High School, Trinity Pawling School, and Hobart College. He married Faith Venus on Oct. 12, 1958 at St. Johns Church, Pawling. Mrs. Ward survives at home. Besides his wife, survivors include his children, Mary Ellen Whiteley, LaGrange; Christopher C. Ward, Wappingers Falls; and Susan E. Ward, Saratoga County; two grandchildren, Sarah and Emily Whiteley; and a sister, Electra Ward Nicks, Pawling. He was predeceased by a son, Richard F. Ward, on July 19, 1981; a brother, R. Leslie Ward; and two sisters, Lois Sutton and Dorothy Cronk. A Mass will be offered 10 a.m., 4/24, at St. Denis Church, Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction. Interment will be in St. Denis Cemetery, Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction. Poughkeepsie Journal
- Fact: Burial Saint Denis Cemetery , Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Research notes
- 1940 resident of Pawling Town, Dutchess, New York, United States
- Last Place of Residence:
Dutchess, New York
Sources
- C. Fred Ward (1931-2000) on Find A Grave: Memorial #115615910 retrieved 31 August 2020
- 1940 Census
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fred by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fred by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Patrick Ward
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 64 markers, haplogroup R-U198, FTDNA kit #164787 - W. Ward :
Y-Chromosome Test 34 markers, haplogroup R1b
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~0.78%
Megan (Leith) Leith-Menard :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YK5638305 [compare]
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