He was an active, long-time member of the church choir.ĭick is survived by his wife of 64 years, Maxine (Vrieze) Fieck son, Steven (Terri Liebenow) Fieck of Rochester, daughter, Tammy (Michael) Dalton of Mesa, AZ two grandchildren, Jeffery (Amber Burrington) Fieck of Hayfield and Alyssa (Tommy) DeRoush of Rochester two great grandchildren, Raelee and Mason Fieck and sister, Barbara Hemker. He looked forward to attending and participating in classic car shows, bus tours, auctions, and time with family. Dick and Maxine helped run the Zadeos Red Train concession trailer from 1989 to 2015.ĭick enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially portaging trips into the BWCAW. Dick’s grandchildren, Jeffery and Alyssa, along with great grandchildren, Raelee and Mason, make it a four-generation business. In 1986, Dick and son Steven opened the doors to Zadeos Pizza, a new family business in Rochester. On September 12, 1959, Dick married Maxine Vrieze at the Sumner Center EUB Church in rural Spring Valley. He continued to do auto body work in his home shop until becoming disabled in 2017. Following his discharge from Active Duty he continued to serve two years in the Standby Ready Reserve while working at Lincoln Mercury Body Shop, and then Ford Body Shop until becoming employed at IBM from 1960 to 1979.

Army, spending 19 months in Korea as a Postal Clerk. Upon graduation, he worked as a Shop Boy for Maass Plumbing and Heating and then started a career of doing auto body work by working at various body shops in Rochester. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1953.ĭuring high school, he delivered the Minneapolis morning paper seven days per week to all of SE Rochester. “Dick” Fieck, 89 of Rochester, MN, died peacefully at his home with family at his side on Saturday, November 18, 2023, after fighting a battle with congestive heart and kidney failure.ĭick was born June 5, 1934, in Rochester, MN to William and Eva (Northrup) Fieck, the fifth of seven children.

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