Fredric “Fritz” David Gingrich

Fredric “Fritz” David Gingrich

Fort Wayne, IN

Fredric “Fritz” David Gingrich, 99, passed away February 7, 2023, at Town House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born May 20, 1923, in Flint, MI, the son of David H. and Rose M. Gingrich.

He graduated from Flint Central High School and he attended Michigan State University, and completed a Music Therapy Degree.

Fritz was a U.S Army Veteran Staff Sargent and served during WWII from 1942-1946. This service resulted in a delay in completing his degree, so he returned to Michigan State and met Ellen Camp. A year later he graduated and proposed to Ellen. He was on bended knee at the Beaumont Tower on the Michigan State campus. He and Ellen were married on April 30, 1949, starting their lives together in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Fritz worked at the state hospital. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was the organist and Ellen was the choir director. Fritz was also a Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts troop 27, in Mount Pleasant.