{"id":71344,"date":"2019-12-23T10:04:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T15:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/?p=71344"},"modified":"2019-12-23T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T19:55:37","slug":"mcgregor-frederick-fred-age-89-brucefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/obituaries\/2019\/12\/mcgregor-frederick-fred-age-89-brucefield\/","title":{"rendered":"McGregor, Frederick &#8220;Fred&#8221; (Age 89, Brucefield)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-71345\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2019\/12\/c24491f7-fredmcgregor-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Frederick \u201cFred\u201d McGREGOR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Brucefield on Saturday December 21, 2019\u00a0 in his 90<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> year. Beloved husband of Dorothy Mae (Dodds) McGregor for 68 years.\u00a0 Dear father of Larry and Karen McGregor of Zurich, and Glenn and Hope McGregor of Bluewater Township.\u00a0 Cherished grandfather to 14 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Also survived by brother in law Don and Maja Dodds and family.\u00a0 Predeceased by his parents Gregor and Elizabeth McGregor, daughter Karen and Gordon Yeo of Goderich Township, and by his half sister Susan and Richard Hogan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nFred obtained his private pilots licence, was a multifaceted tradesman with exceptional mechanical skills, and an electrician for 67 years. He found employment at Lobb and McGregor Farm Equipment, Boyce Transport, Canada Packers, Ross Scott Fuels, Bell Industries, and Woodstock and Petrolia Hospitals. Founding F. McGregor Electrical and Mechanical Contracting he helped build schools, water treatment plant throughout Ontario. He also bid on jobs in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. He was a proud member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 68 years holding the office of Grand Patriarch in 2009\/10.\u00a0 He also served his community through his membership of the Brucefield United Church and Brucefield Community United Church. He was most happy when he was fixing things and designing and building. He gave back the skills he was given. An example being assisting to rebuild the Mississippi flooded town of Keithsburg, Illinois in 1994.<br \/>\nFriends will be received at the Brucefield Community United Church, 10 London Rd., Brucefield on Friday, December 27, 2019, from 9:30 AM until time of the funeral service at 11 AM. Cremation to follow.\u00a0 Interment of ashes at Bairds Cemetery at a later date.<br \/>\nAs expressions of sympathy memorial donations to the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation or Brucefield Community United Church would be appreciated.\u00a0 Funeral arrangements entrusted to <a href=\"https:\/\/falconerfuneralhomes.com\/home\/\"><b>Falconer Funeral Homes \u2013 Clinton<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Messages of Condolence for the McGregor Family are welcome online.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frederick \u201cFred\u201d McGREGOR of Brucefield on Saturday December 21, 2019\u00a0 in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Dorothy Mae (Dodds) McGregor for 68 years.\u00a0 Dear father of Larry and Karen McGregor of Zurich, and Glenn and Hope McGregor of Bluewater Township.\u00a0 Cherished grandfather to 14 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. 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