Frederick Busche, 96, of Fort Wayne passed away on January 6th. Fred came from a family of 9. He retired in 1983 from the Teamsters, working for ABF. Fred served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII in Italy, he was the recipient of 9 bronze stars for his service. He was also the trustee of the Eagles post 248. Some of Fred’s hobbies included playing poker, bowling, playing pool, and he especially enjoyed working on his son’s race cars. Fred is survived by his wife of 72 years, Helen, children; Terry, Sue Perry, and Greg, 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, brother Donald Amstutz, and sister Martha Essex and his companion dog Lupe. He was preceded in death by his parents Frederick and Marie. Memorial service will be on Thursday January 16th at 2pm with visitation 2 hours prior at FairHaven Funeral Home and Cremation Service 6557 N Clinton St. Preferred memorials in Fred’s honor may be made to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.