William John Frederick

William John Frederick, 75, of Kimball Nebraska passed away on March 27th, 2023 in Englewood, CO.  Bill was born in Kimball, NE to LaVern and Mildred Frederick on February 5th, 1948.  He attended Kimball High School, graduating in 1966.  He was passionate about Breweriana - collecting all things Coors!  He also enjoyed cooking and reading newspapers.  

He married his high school girlfriend, Sharon Marie Holmes on April 12th 1969.  Bill and Sharon raised their family in Littleton, CO and spent 54 happy years together going to estate sales, antiquing, and spending time traveling.  He was blessed to spend his later years retired, spending time with his wife and children, but most of all with his grandchildren, who he adored. 

Bill worked for Coors Distributing Center from 1969 until 2005 when he retired. His passion was his job, which he enjoyed tremendously.  He enjoyed meeting thru the years with the Coors Oldtimers club and continued to build those relationships over the years.  

Bill spent over 50 years amassing his collection of Breweriana.  He belonged to several Breweriana clubs; The National Breweriana Association, American Breweriana Association, Brewery Collectibles Club of America, and the Bottle club.  Bill had several friends in the metro area that he spent time with building his collection of Breweriana memorabilia, which he treasured those memories and friendships deeply.

Bill was survived by his wife, Sharon and three daughters - Kimberly (Duke) Deines of Hudson, CO, Kari (Jasper) van Wyk of Littleton, CO, Kristy (Tony) Del Real of Littleton, CO, along with his three grandchildren, Milo and Ayden Del Real and Logan van Wyk.  In lieu of flowers or plants please make a donation to your favorite charity in Bills honor. 

Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1PM at 32220 East 167th Avenue, Hudson, CO 80642.

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