Fred E. Creath, 83, of Bartlett, passed away Friday, November 17. An avid golfer and fisherman, Fred was the former owner of NuCo Enterprises and Midway Mold. Beloved husband of Barbara(nee Kolman, formerly Hajdich) and the late Joan(nee Brew); loving father of Nancy(Robert) Wieczorek, David Creath, Conni(Timothy) Kutil, the late Mary Kay Creath and Robert(Dawn) Hajdich, Tricia(John) Wolak, and Greg Hajdich; proud grandfather of Mary Kate, Mikayla, and T.J. Kutil, Sydney, Taylor, and MacKenzie Wieczorek and Mishell Doyle, Krystal and Olivia Wolak, and Gavin and Delaney Hajdich; dear brother of Winifred(Hugh) Collins, Patrick(Gerry) Ploof, John(Lynn) Ploof, and Michael(Joyce) Ploof. Visitation Tuesday, November 21 from 10:00am until time of prayers 12:15pm at Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 950 South Bartlett Rd.(at Stearns Rd.), Bartlett to Corpus Christi Church. Mass 1:00pm. Interment All Saints. Info (630)289-7575 or www.countrysidefuneralhomes.com.