Funeral services for Fred J. Walsh, Jr., age 99, of Watertown, SD, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Crawford Funeral Chapel in Watertown.  Rev. Stephen Lauricella will officiate.  Music will be provided by Marcia Jelsma as organist and Judy Everson as soloist.  Fred passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010, at a care center in Watertown. 

     Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown.  Honorary pallbearers will be all of Fred’s grandchildren.  Active pallbearers will be:  Jeff Walsh, Mark Walsh, Josh Walsh, Jaime Schmeling, Kelly Schmeling, and Brandon Scott. 

     Visitation will be in the Crawford Funeral Chapel, Watertown, on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. and in the chapel on Tuesday prior to services.

     Fred was born on January 21, 1911, in Estelline, SD, to Fred and Josephine (Hattlestad) Walsh.

     On December 3, 1936, Fred married Frances G. Thrun in Sioux Falls, SD.  The couple lived in the South Shore-Waverly area; where Fred was a trucker.  In 1947, they moved to Watertown and Fred continued as the owner and operator of a trucking company that delivered to all parts of the country.  He hauled a lot of hay and grain over the years.

     Fred enjoyed work, trucking, and having coffee at the Other Place Cafe.

     Fred is survived by two sons: Jerald (Jean) Walsh of Casper, WY, and Roy (Bernadine) Walsh of Watertown, SD; two daughters: Carol Boettcher (Tom Petrik) and Roxanne Schmeling, all of Watertown, SD; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Cyril “Cy” Walsh, of Clear Lake, SD; and one sister, Clarice (Clarke) Matteson, of Ridgefield, WA.

     He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances; one son, Richard; his parents; and three brothers.