William Sullivan Femrite

William Sullivan 'Fuzzy' Femrite June 17, 1951 - July 10, 2025 Born in Bismarck, North Dakota to Almont 'Shorty' Femrite and Mary 'Babe' (née Towne) Femrite. Fuzzy grew up across the river in Mandan, ND. He attended St. Joseph grade school and then moved to Collegeville, MN to attend St. John's Preparatory School. He graduated in June of 1969 and then attended Iowa State University in Ames, IA where he received his Bachelors of Science in Anthropology in 1974. Upon graduation, Fuzzy began working for the Archaeology Lab investigating the land surrounding the Saylorville Dam build. In 1976 Fuzzy packed up his woman, dog & cat in his Power Wagon to see the western USA and Canada. A year later, he returned to Ames and began 40 plus years working for the Ames Public Works Department as a surveyor and construction supervisor. After 30 years together, Fuzzy married Jean Brett in November 2002. Fuzzy enjoyed fishing, golfing, taking drives with Jean to see the countryside while listening to audio books and Celtic music, and traveling to many many national parks. Fuzzy was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, aunt and siblings, Mary (Tom) Jentges, Tom Femrite & Leah (Da...[more]

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O'Connor. He is survived by his wife, Jean, brother-in-law, Tom Jentges, 3 lovely nieces, 2 nephews, 10 great nieces and nephews, godchildren Beth Neipert, Nathan Wilcke, as well as a group of very close friends. A Celebration of Life is to be held at a later date.