Dennis Richins Frederickson passed away Friday, July 25th, 2025, in his home in Eudora, KS with his loving wife & daughter by his side holding his hands.
He was born on June 22nd, 1952 in Twin Falls Idaho, the son of John C. (Jack) and Zelpha Frederickson. He graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1970 and earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from the University of Kansas in 1992 at the age of 40.
He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to the Oakland, California mission from August of 1971 to August of 1973. While on his mission he was passionate about serving the Lord. He was allowed to enter prisons & teach the inmates about Heavenly Father & give them hope. When he returned from his mission he courted his loving wife, Kathy (Whitehead) Frederickson for four weeks and then they were engaged to be married. They were sealed for all time and eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple on January 11th, 1974 & were married for 51 years. He was in business with his brother, Grant. They ran a residential construction business together. Dennis & Kathy started their family & have four amazing children & seven spectacular grandchildren. They moved to Kansas in 1988 & after graduating from KU he worked for the State of Kansas as a very successful disability examiner.
His children are Justin Frederickson(deceased), Nick Frederickson (Kelly) Corinth, TX, Patrick Frederickson (Amy) Caldwell, ID, and Jodi Kesinger (Casey) Baldwin City, KS. His grandchildren are Travis, Spencer, Danielle, Justin, Jason, Garret & Colby.
Living brothers and sister are, John (Annette) Salt Lake City, Utah, Kent (Sharon) Idaho Falls, Idaho, Grant (Valeta) St George, UT & Mary Twin Falls, ID.
He was a great handy man, friend to all, loving husband and father as well as a compassionate grandfather. He enjoyed serving others & letting them know how important they are. He never met a stranger. The world will not be the same without the laughter & encouragement of Dennis Frederickson.
Services for Dennis Richins Frederickson, 73, of Eudora are as follows:
Visitation: Friday, August 8th, 2025, 6-8pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. The address is 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
Viewing & Funeral: Saturday, August 9th, 2025 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The address is 3615 W. 10th Street, Lawrence, KS 66049
Viewing: 9-10am
Funeral: 10am
A zoom link for the funeral will be updated once received for those that wish to attend but are not able to travel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, to help the family purchase Dennis’s headstone.
Zoom the service at
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My sincere sympathy, Kathy, to you and your family. I have fond memories of being welcomed by you and Dennis when our family moved to Lawrence, and we soon became good friends. Many fun times shared between our kids and church activities. I will always remember Dennis as a loving, kind, generous, and fun person. Wish you and your family the best. Miss you guys. ❤️❤️
Kathy,
We were so sorry to hear about Dennis. Thank you to both of you for being such warm and welcoming neighbors. We love you both. Please let us know if we can do anything for you.
My deepest sympathies to the family and friends. Dennis was truly a gentle and kind person. I am honored to have worked with him at DDS. My prayers are with you all.
We are sorry for your loss. Dennis was the kindest man. I worked with him for many years and cherish the memories. Please accept our deepest condolences for you and your family’s loss. Thinking of you all and sending love.
Kathy, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Dennis. May you be filled with peace and memories of wonderful times together as you navigate this new road forward.
Rae
I had the pleasure of meeting Dennis on a couple of occasions and found him to be a good soul and enjoyable to talk with.
My heart and prayers go out to you and your family Nick.
Kathy, I am so sorry to hear about Dennis’s is passing. We go a long ways back. I was in the same word with Dennis in grade school till they changed our boundaries and put me in the same word with you! I can only imagine the reunion with his mother! We were both so young when she died. His parents were really good friends with my parents.
Kathy, Nick, Pat, and Jodi,
We are so sorry to hear this news. We enjoyed Dennis and his sense of humor! Praying for peace and comfort to each of you during this difficult time. We have many warm memories of your family.
The Crawford and Mitchell family
Kathy, you and Dennis have been gone from twin falls for many years but wonderful memories of you two and your young family here still remain. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. What a wonderful family!
Jodi, Pat, and to all the Frederickson family – I am sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all.
Dear Kathy,
Many times, over the past few years, we have recalled the warmth & kindness of you and Dennis. You both had a way of making us feel whole heartedly welcome in your home and exemplified “ love thy neighbor.”
And, as an extra sweet point, your candy was delicious!
We are grateful to have had the opportunity to meet Dennis and feed from the well of his unconditional love. The world can never have enough souls like Dennis!💖💕
Praying for your family Jodi.
Jodi,
I will be out of town, but I would have loved to be able to come to the service and learn more about this wonderful man. I truly wish I had been able to meet him, but I love hearing your stories about him!
Wrapping you and your family in my arms and sending prayers for all of you for comfort at this hard time of saying goodbye.
Love to you!
Dennis was a great friend in HS, we graduated together in 1970. I worked for his Dad doing insulation work in Sun Valley. During that time he was on his mission. We wrote letters back & forth giving each other encouragement.
We lost touch until we reconnected on FB a few years ago. We shared the latest & stayed connected. When I was planning a trip to see my daughter in Pennsylvania in June of 23 I let him know I wanted to stop by on the way. He opened his doors to us with love.
We then got to see him again on the way back. Spent a couple of days.
Such great memories we had and the talks of catching up after 55 years. I consider Dennis one of my best friends ever. My wife and I loved meeting Kathy. He knows how lucky he was to have her. They worked so great together with sports uniform business. Got to see the Gayle Sayers blanket! A real masterpiece.
He will be missed for sure by all. He now has a new address filled will pain free living and abundant Love!
So glad you were in my life!♥️♥️
Jodi-
I never had the luxury of meeting your dad personally, but with so many chats with you and listening to the memories you had with your dad and seeing the laughs and smiles you were always posting on Facebook, I think we all got to know him without him even knowing.
I wish I was there to give you a big hug right now and just be able to assist you during this time.
You and your family mean the world to me.
Love, Peace, and Comfort to you and your family during this time.
Thoughts and prayers with you and your family.
When I was in high school, Dennis hired me to help paint the interior of the Rytting’s addition. I have wonderful memories of laughing and talking with him in that and other projects over those years. He is an incredible man.
Dennis was my mission dad when I was serving my mission in Lawrence. So full of love and always made me feel seen. There was a time he gave me a blessing on my mission to help me overcome homesickness. I always loved being in their home. Dennis and Kathy took me in and loved me like their own.
My condolences. Sorry for your loss. We all cared a great deal for Dennis
Our sincere sympathy and heartfelt condolences to you all. We will always think of Dennis with great warmth, love and kindness.
So sorry for the loss of your father!
Thoughts to you and your family Jodi! Hugs and love to you sweet girl!
Thanks for all you have done for so many. peace to your family and all your friends.