Biography
Fred Scharf was born on 27 June 1930 in Karlsruhe, Germany, a son of Leo Leizer Scharf and Jeanette Tiefenbrunner. In June 1937 he reached Ellis Island with his family aboard the SS Paris and grew up in Chicago. He took a degree in mining engineering at the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla and moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for work, where he met Mary Louise "Lou" Veazey; they married on 22 July 1954 and had two children, Susan and Allan Don. He was still listed in Hot Springs in 1960; the family later settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Fred rose to president and CEO of the engineering firm Fenix & Scisson. He died at home in Tulsa on 27 January 2022, aged 91.
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- Engineer
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- ImmigrationNew York City, New York, United States
Arrived in Ellis Island from Havre, France on board the French SS Paris
- ResidenceTulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Residence in Tulsa
1980-2011: 3813 E 64th Pl, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 74136 1989: 5313 E 20th St, Tulsa, OK, 74112-6917 2007-2009: 3813 E Th Pl, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 74136 2011-2019: 7540 Loch Ness Ln, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 74132 2019-2020: 3800 W 71st St Apt 2109, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 74132
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Wedding: · Garland, Arkansas, United States
60th Anniversary · Diamond · 2014Notes
Fred Scharf Obituary Fred Scharf Fred Scharf, 91, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away on January 27, 2022 at his home in Tulsa. Mr. Scharf was born June 27, 1930 in Karlsruhe, Germany to Leo and Jeanette Scharf. In the mid-thirties and in pursuit of a better life, his family immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island from Germany. They settled in Chicago, Illinois where he grew up, went to Lane Tech High School, then continued his education at University of Missouri School of Mines at Rolla, Missouri, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering. Relocating for work to Hot Springs, Arkansas, he met and married the love of his life, Mary Lou Veazey. His career led him to working for an engineering firm in Tulsa, Fenix and Scisson Inc. where he worked his way up to becoming President/CEO. In his spare time he was an avid reader, enjoyed playing golf, fishing, and watching football. Mr. Scharf was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Mary Lou Scharf. He is survived by his sister, Ruth Ettleson (Maury) of Chicago, Illinois; daughter, [living relative] (Debbie) of Denver, Colorado; four grandchildren, Sean Hardy (Katy), Tyler Scharf (Alissa), Lauren Snell (Michael), Megan Scharf; and two great grandchildren, Everly Hardy and Landry Hardy.
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