Fay Dewey Potter

Fay Dewey Potter, 88, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born on July 4, 1922; the son of Ralph and Evangeline (Dewey) Potter. Married to Ruth Zuidema. He served in the Navy during WWII at Omaha beach on D-Day. Fay owned the Valencia Apartments in Rockford for 30 years and the Suds-O-Mat in Dekalb for 14 years. He retired from the U.S. Post Office as a maintenance engineer. Fay attended Christ the Rock Lutheran Church. Was a member of Masonic Prairie Lodge No. 125 of Rensselear, IN and the Postal Credit Union where he served as a board member.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Ruth; children, Kregg (Deborah) of Elmhurst, Bruce (Marcella) of Rockford, Phillip (Dawn) of Machesney Park and Sandra Pouleson of Oak Brook; grandchildren, Amy (David) Loner, Sara Potter, Brittany and Brock Potter, Sabrina amp; Royce Pouleson, Brooke Little Britches Potter; great-grandchild, Andrina Loner; brothers and sisters, Roger Potter of Belvidere, Lois Ream of San Antonio, TX; Gerald Zalewski of North Carolina; many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents; brothers, Kenneth Potter and Virgil Zalewski.
Funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Fitzgerald Funeral Home amp; Crematory, 1860 S. Mulford Rd. Rockford IL with Pastor David Meggers of Christ the Rock Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a Masonic service at 6:45 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Burial in Wyoming Cemetery in Paw Paw, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to any veterans organization of choice. To express condolences online, please visit www.fitzgeraldfh.com