Frederick Andrew Lile Sr. Fred passed away on 10/7/15 at his home in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Fred was a loving husband, father and grandfather, an excellent businessman and a man who could fix anything!
He is survived by his wife Della Marie Lile; his sisters Marilyn, Patricia and Linda; his children: Rick, Tom, Hope, and Jake; and his 10 Grandchildren: Alisha, Alaa, Brendan, Ryan, Carissa, Shane, Alia, Youssef, Hunter and Declan.
He was born Frederick Andrew Benhart on 6/24/1936 to his mother Roberta Jane, in Three Forks Montana. He was raised by his mother Jane and Step father Thomas E. Lile, in Eustace Montana with his step brother Eugene and his three sisters; Marilyn, Pat and Linda. He attended Three Forks Elementary and High School in Three Forks Montana, where he graduated in 1955. Fred attended Concordia College in Morehead MN from 1955 to 1957. He transferred to Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. in 1958, where he attended for 1 year. He then enlisted in the US Army in 1959 and also married his first wife Dolly Ann that December. While enlisted in the army he was stationed in New Jersey and Germany where he lived with his wife Dolly and son Rick.
Dolly returned to the US to have their second son Tom in 1962. After completing his enlistment in the Army in 1963, Fred returned to Montana with his family to work on the Milwaukee Railroad where he and Dolly had their third child, a daughter Hope, in 1964. Fred returned to Bozeman State University in 1969, where he finished his Bachelor’s degree in 1970 and Master’s degree in 1972, both in Agricultural Economics.
Fred spent many years working for the Milwaukee Railroad, but he also owned his own business the “Harlowton Cleaners” for many years. Fred and Dolly divorced in 1975. Fred married his second wife Della Marie in 1977; they had one son Jake. They lived in Montana, Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado and California.
Fred retired in 2007 from SSI Industries in California, after which he moved with his wife Della to Twin Falls, ID to live a slower more comfortable life style, where he was often visited by family members and his children.