Ivan “Fred” Wilson III, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, in the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Fred was a loving husband and father and was always looking for ways to help his family and friends. He was also an avid motorcycle rider and especially enjoyed riding with his son and close friends. Fred could often be found working in his garage and in the yard on his tractors.

Fred was a member of the Bolivar United Methodist Church, Kenyon Andrus Post 772 American Legion Bolivar, Cuba VFW Post 2721, Macedonia Lodge 258 F&AM Bolivar, Valley of Jamestown Scottish Rite, and United Steelworkers Union Local Olean.

Surviving in addition to his wife Terry are his son, Ivan Fred (Jennifer) Wilson IV, Fort Mill, SC; two grandchildren, Ivan Fred Wilson V and Eva Marie Wilson, also of Fort Mill, SC; two sisters, Debbie (Russ) Gross of Cuba and Patti Wilson of Wethersfield, CT, and nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 4-7 PM, and funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 11 AM in the Bolivar United Methodist

Church. Pastors Dawn Quesenberry and Elva Cornell will officiate. Burial, with full Military Honors, will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery Bolivar.

Memorials to can be made to the Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House.

To read Fred’s full obituary, please visit www.schaffnerfuneralhome.com