Fredrick Flick

Fredrick Flick, age 81, of Salamanca, NY died Monday, January 1, 2018 at Cuba Memorial Hospital, Cuba, NY following a short illness.

Born on December 29, 1936 in Salamanca, NY he was the son of the late Edward Flick and Matilda Haas. He was married on November 10, 1979 to the former Grace Null who predeceased him on December 22, 2011.

Mr. Flick was a veteran serving in the US Army as well as a US Army Reservist for over 40 years where he was deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.

He was employed for over 50 years in the grocery industry and was associated with Bells, Loblaws and Jubilee Markets working in Salamanca and Bradford.

Mr. Flick enjoyed the outdoors, both hunting and fishing, spending time with his children and grandchildren, and trips to the casinos. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars John F. Ahrens Post #5296 and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500.

Surviving are: 2 daughters, Rose (Cliff) Stone, Salamanca, NY, Sara (Sam) Nolf, Bradford, PA; 3 stepdaughters, Jamie Bach, Brenda (Richard) Windus, both of Salamanca, NY, Judy (Wayne) Yaw, Mt. Holly Springs, PA; a stepson, James (Lynne Maynard) Torrence Jr., Franklinville, NY; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth Haas, Olean, NY; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the O’Rourke & O’Rourke Inc. Funeral Home, 25 River Street, Salamanca, NY on Friday from 6-9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. with Rev. Michael Lonto, pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, officiating.

Full military honors will be conducted at the funeral home after the funeral by members of the American Legion Hughes-Skiba Post #535 and Veterans of Foreign Wars John F. Ahrens Post #5296.

Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, NY.

E-condolences can be sent to john @ orourke-orourke.com or posted to facebook.com/onofh.