Frederik H. Gregersen, age 69, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Avantara Care Center in Clark, SD.
There will be a public visitation from 12-3 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel in Watertown.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in memory of Frederik to Emily's Hope, 6225 S. Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57108-2559 or visit emilyshope.charity/about/
Frederik Harry Gregersen, son of Harry and Mary Eleanor (Behler) Gregersen was born on July 1, 1953 in El Paso, TX. He grew up in El Paso where he attended school and graduated from high school in 1972. On February 18, 1978 he married Susen Phipps and they were blessed with three children, Amber, Eric and Sarah. Frederik was employed as a Power Plant Operator at El Paso Electric Company for 11 years in El Paso, TX, before moving to Jamestown, ND for 2 years and then onto Watertown after that, and in both of those locations he was employed by WAPA for a total of 31 years, 2 in Jamestown, and 29 in Watertown.
Frederik loved playing his guitar, working on model trains, his computer, and playing darts and video games.
Left to cherish his memory are his former wife, Susen Gregersen of Elk Point, SD; his children, Amber (Andrew) Cluts of Elk Point, SD, Eric (Jayme) Gregersen of Watertown, SD, and Sarah (Nathan) Schumacher of Pierre, SD; his siblings, Susan (Neil) Boyle of Alachua, FL, William (Leah) Gregersen of Cedar Park, TX, and Patricia (Brian) Clouse of Las Cruces, NM; two grandchildren; and his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Mary Gregersen.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandcomes.com.