Floyd Fredrickson

Floyd Fredrickson (82) passed away January 13, 2017 just before breakfast in Butte, Montana.

Floyd was born September 14, 1934 in Michigan, North Dakota. He was the youngest child of Joe and Clara (Helgeson) Fredrickson and raised on the family farm in Dahlen, North Dakota in the "good old days" with older sisters Orpha and Betty Jean.

Floyd's love of cattle started at a young age. He got his first cream check from a Hereford cow that his grandfather gave him. He then bought a Shorthorn cow because it produced more cream than the Hereford. Floyd was raised with Norwegian traditions, the...