Frederick John DUDLEY was born on the 17th December,1930 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia; he passed away Thursday, 20th June 2019, in Belchertown, Massachusetts. Fred was the only child of Allen Dean DUDLEY and Laura Pearl (Thurtell) DUDLEY. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving as a High Priest in his Ward. He attended Woy Woy Primary School and Gosford High School in N.S.W.

In 1949 he met and married the love of his life, Eunice Rose STOKES. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They made their home initially in Woy Woy, N.S.W, then in Springfield, N.S.W., where they raised their three children, Jenny, Judi, and John. They later immigrated to the United States, living first in Utah, before moving to Belchertown, Massachusetts.

He was employed as a rigger for the N.S.W. Government Railways, then, as a deliveryman for George Evans Pty Ltd in Gosford, working his way up to become the manager of the company, for 30 years.

Fred was extremely talented and always creating or repairing something. He belonged to a now lost breed of capable men who could turn their hand to almost any task and achieve it. In early years, he constructed many handmade toys for his children, as well as creating intricate scale models. In later years he took up model building again, making a variety of ingenious, custom, creations. His talent was recently recognized at an Art Exhibition in Belchertown, MA.

He had wonderful memories of growing up in Woy Woy, often reminiscing about his youth, and how lucky he was to have had such a carefree life. But most often, he expressed how lucky he was to have been blessed with a wonderful family.

He was preceded in death by his ‘love’ of 69 years, Eunice Rose, his parents, Allen Dean and Laura Pearl DUDLEY, and one granddaughter, Tovah Rebekah SEPULVEDA.
He is survived by his three children: Jennifer Lee KING (Bob) of West Haven, Utah; Judith Denise DUDLEY-SEPULVEDA (Bert) of Hamilton, Missouri; and his son John Allen Frederick DUDLEY (Suzanne) of Belchertown, Massachusetts; 12 grandchildren: Travis King, Amber King, Simone Sepulveda, Adam (Melissa) Sepulveda, Pilar (Rory) Lester, Joshua (Nina) Sepulveda, Micah (Lori) Sepulveda Sacha Sepulveda, Domini (Kody) Sepulveda-Olson, Meg Dudley and Bronwyn Dudley.

He is also survived by 25 great grandchildren: Kaidance Rose King; Sophie Sepulveda; Gaven, Gage and Alexa Sepulveda; Marika and Kennidi Gerritsen; Logan and Korrigan Lester; Mikayla, Amalia and Noah Sepulveda; Gabriel, Joshua Jr and Sage Sepulveda; Kaden, Tallon, Ethan and Isabel Sepulveda; Morgan and Samuel Sepulveda; Ryland and Taelor Evans, and Sullivan Olson.

The most important part of Fred’s life was his family. He was a man of few words, preferring to stay in the background; he was a ‘fair dinkum Aussie’, proud of his heritage and will be missed by those who loved and admired him.

Internment and services to be held in Utah, at a date to be determined.