Fred J. Schaake Sr.

Hampton - Fred J. Schaake, Sr., 90, of Hampton, passed away peacefully Friday, March 21, 2014, at home. Fred was born in Lawrence, Mass., February 1, 1924 a son of the late Ralph R. and Vernice (Bradstreet ) Schaake He graduated from Lawrence High School and went on to Louisiana State University before being deployed to Europe by the US Army to serve in World War II. Fred was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and was a POW before being released in April of 1945. He went on to graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and then moved to the seacoast area where he summered as a child. After a short time as a seasonal business owner at Hampton Beach, he began a long and successful career as developer in Seabrook Beach and Hampton. Highlights of Fred's career include the development of Glen Hill, the purchase of the Hampton Beach Casino with a group of partners, and the building of the Hampton House Hotel. His love of his family and the community was evident in everything he did. Fred is survived by his wife of 53 years, Elaine (Goodreau) Schaake, as well as their four children: Kara Schaake, Fred Schaake and his wife Leah, Keri Hepburn and her husband Tim, Kristin Schaake-MacKinnon and her husband Scott, all of Hampton, his loving grandchildren: Sarah and Michael Trainor, Freddy, Jack, Lucas, and Joshua Schaake, Nick and Lindsey Hepburn, as well as many loving nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Fred was predeceased by his brother, Ralph Schaake, Jr. The family will receive friends from 12-3 and 5-8 P.M. Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 A.M. Saturday, March 29, 2014 at St. Theresa Church, 815 Central Road, Rye Beach. Burial will follow in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hampton Mounted Patrol, c/o Hampton Police Dept., 100 Brown Avenue,, Hampton, NH 03842 a cause Fred supported for many years. https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=272790471&source=FTB&cmpgn=DNT&vlrStratCode=1O9QqPTogxxTCKSGIvW5qza2sznSuNtnN39UI7ZmyZQv%2fr5CFb02kbZIpJH%2fBN5j

Fred J. Schaake Sr.

February 1, 1924 - March 21, 2014