Frank Dominick Inderbitzen Obituary in Fremont at Fremont Memorial Chapel

Frank Dominick Inderbitzen

4/22/1944 - 7/15/2016

Obituary For Frank Dominick Inderbitzen

Frank Dominick Inderbitzen, 72, a resident of both Fremont and Arnold, California, passed away on Friday, July 15th, 2016.

Frank was born on April 22, 1944 in San Jose, California to Frank and Elsie (Suter) Inderbitzen. He was the third child of four siblings and the youngest son in the family. Frank grew up in Manteca, California and was raised on a farm with his family, which made him no stranger to hard work. He attended Manteca High School and graduated in 1962, he then eventually enlisted into the United States Air Force on August 1st, 1963. While enlisted in the Air Force, he was educated in the field of airline mechanics and spent his years of service stationed in Okinawa. During his service he created lifelong friendships, began courting his beautiful future wife, Beatriz Cuevas, and managed to attain a Black Belt in Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate from a local instructor. He received his Honorable Discharge from the Air Force in 1967.

After his Honorable Discharge, Frank and Bea moved to San Bruno, California, where he found employment with United Airlines utilizing his education in airline mechanics he received during his service with the Air Force. He worked for United Airlines for two years before an unexpected array of layoffs within the company left him without work. Frank was undaunted and quickly found employment with Cloverdale Creamery in Fremont where he performed delivery duties on a milk route. He worked for Cloverdale Creamery for two years before he was able to return to United Airlines where he worked relentlessly for 35 years until he retired approximately 12 years ago. Frank was a tenacious worker and had a commitment to working any and all overtime he could find with United. He had a saying, “Never say NO to Mr. Dollar!” and his work ethic throughout his lifetime was a testament to that statement.

Frank’s work ethic transcended beyond the work place. He constantly worked and kept himself busy in everyday life. He was an avid sports enthusiast and was not only involved with coaching and detailed stats with all his children’s sports, he also continued to give his time with coaching other various teams even after his children were long done with their sporting events. Frank had touched hundreds of children’s lives through coaching and was still remembered as “Coach Frank” until this day. Frank not only loved coaching sports but was a dedicated fan and unwaveringly loyal to his favorite sports teams. His love of the Oakland A’s and San Francisco 49ers (at least until the 49ers last season!) was known to all, just as his hatred of the San Francisco Giants was legendary! Not a week went by that he didn’t remind anyone and everyone of his coined phrase, “I hate Giants!”.

During his lifetime, Frank enjoyed his hobbies of mountain biking and woodcutting. He took pride in keeping himself in shape and loved the challenge and reward of riding to the top of Mission Peak. He was religious with his weekly bike rides, and became a familiar face at Mission Peak where he even had a picture of him riding put on a brochure for the Peak. He attacked the various paths at Mission Peak like he attacked any challenges in his life and was relentless with his efforts to be better. He had conquered a particular difficult section of the Peak so well, that the staff there unofficially proclaimed it “Frank’s Hill”. Frank put the same amount of hard work into his other hobby of woodcutting. There wasn’t a moment during his free time that he wasn’t splitting wood or scouting fallen trees for more wood in his never ending wood splitting hobby. He took pride in helping the residents of Arnold with their wood and was constantly removing lumber for free and giving out larger amounts of wood than what people had ordered. He was always extremely generous with his friends and neighbors, earning the affectionate nickname of “Mr. Nice Guy” and would never shy away from lending an unprompted helping hand.

Frank was also a devout Catholic and had a ferocious love for his ethnicity. He never failed to miss his weekly mass and was always ready to donate his time to Our Lady of the Sierra in Arnold where he eagerly handled the collection basket duties. When it came to his ethnic background, his pride in being Swiss was prevalent in his life. He was constantly visiting and donating his time to the Newark Swiss Park and still carried his longtime and lifetime membership card to the San Joaquin Swiss Club in his wallet. There wasn’t a vehicle he owned that wasn’t immediately plastered with “CH” or Swiss flag emblems, he had a flag pole erected at the home in Arnold where he proudly displayed his American and Swiss flags, and he had adorned his father’s old refurbished “goat shack” with endless Swiss paraphernalia. He relished in telling stories of his family history along with the background and meaning to every Swiss related item he owned. No one could contest that he was pure Swiss, through and through.

Frank is survived by his wife Bea Inderbitzen of 48 years; two sons, Lance Frank Inderbitzen and Zandy Jorin Inderbitzen and his daughter Monic Marie (Inderbitzen) Coates; one brother, Thomas Inderbitzen, two sisters, Elizabeth Niederberger and Louise Inderbitzen; six grandchildren, Thomas and Cassie Nelson, Sage and Jade Inderbitzen, Audrey and Cruz Inderbitzen, as well as one great grandchild, Presley Nelson and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 4th, from 4-8pm with a Vigil at 6pm at Fremont Memorial Chapel, 3723 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 6th, 11am at Our Lady of the Sierra Catholic Church, 1301 Linebaugh Rd., Arnold, CA 95223. Burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Murphys, CA.

Services

4 Aug

Visitation

04:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Fremont Memorial Chapel 3723 Peralta Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 Get Directions »

4 Aug

Vigil

06:00 PM

Fremont Memorial Chapel 3723 Peralta Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 Get Directions »

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10/01/2021

peter and arlene balestreri

Frank was are neighbor and friend for a long time. We knew Frank Sr. and his mom. Frank Sr. always took care of the property and Frank Jr. shared the same love and care. Most times when we were up, we could count on seeing and visiting with Frank. His walks with his dog and his coffee were always a good time to catch him for updates on Blue Lake Springs. He was always smiling. Frank was such a good neighbor, when we were not there, we could count on Frank to watch out for our place and we did the same. Several weeks ago, he visited with our Son & daughter in law and they watched the Tour de France. Frank will be missed, as a good neighbor and friend. Pete and Arlene Balestreri
10/01/2021

Art Gwerder

We are all going to miss Frank. He was my buddy, helped with my trees in Murphys, a friend who shared his heritage and life with everyone. Our sincere sympathy to his entire family. May he rest in peace, Art and Sue Gwerder
10/01/2021

Margrith Reichmuth

Frank was always so outgoing and willing to help. Aelpler Gruppe Swiss Club benefitted from his volunteer service as he helped prepare the Swiss Park for our schwingfests. God Bless your family during this time of sorrow. Rest in peace, Frank Dave, Margrith and Dominick Reichmuth
10/01/2021

Agnes Reed

So sorry to hear of another Swiss friend's passing.Joe Schmidig my brother and Frank have been friends for years. Condolences to all the family from us both Agnes Reed
10/01/2021

Yvonne Yeh Gee

Frank was a friendly neighbor who always made it a point to come out and say hello. His mountain bike and truck were familiar to those of us on the court. His funny sense of humor and warm smile will be missed.
10/01/2021

Betty Williams

We shared our love for Shih Tzu. I will miss all the Emails from Frank and the visits. the puppies that i delivered for him were such a pleasure. the one he insisted i keep is still with me. my thoughts are with his family.
10/01/2021

Marie Schallberger

Frank sat next to me at most of the jass parties in Ripon so we could catch up on the latest news. Will miss my jass partner. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the family! John & Marie Schallberger
10/01/2021

Kathy Sharp Vonhof

Prayers and thoughts to the Inderbitzen Family. I went to school with Lance and what an awesome family! Bea and Family, we are so sorry for your loss. Kathy Sharp Vonhof
10/01/2021

Kristine Sommers

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Inderbitzen when I was in 5th grade. I never called him Mr. Inderbitzen, I called him exactly what he was a "NICE GUY" He was always smiling and contagious to be around. My heart goes out to the Inderbitzen family. May you find peace in all of the wonderful memories of him and know that you are being watch over by a amazing guarding angle. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. XO...
10/01/2021

Sherri A Park

So sorry for your loss. I remember Frank, Bea and Lance when you lived in San Bruno. Bill and I were your landlords. I have a few minutes of video of Lance from that time period. Best wishes to all of you.
10/01/2021

Louise Bogard

If it weren't for a mutual Swiss cousin, Konrad Suter, I would never have met Frank & Bea. Konrad lived with us in Medford OR in 1986-87 while attending So. Ore. State College. In the summer of 1987 our daughter was headed to Hamburg Germany for a foreign exchange student experience and somehow I connected with Frank & he invited my girlfriend, I & daughter to stay a couple of nights and even took our daughter to the airport....felt so grateful to Bea & Frank and since that time I always looked forward to hearing from Frank at Christmas. He could pack so many stories of his life into 2 pages on the card. Last year it was the collision with the cows & his bike. Having grown up on a dairy farm in Tillamook OR, I can imagine the curious cows looking down at him.....he was so lucky to not be hurt worse than he was. Such a shock to learn he is gone! We were even born the same year....My sympathies to the family! I know from his comments that Arnold was where he loved to be, sorry we never made it there to see that area. He will be missed by many. So many memories for all of you to keep alive, stories to tell, etc. Peace!
10/01/2021

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10/01/2021

Elizabeth & Dale quinn

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10/01/2021

Raymond Schenone

So sad to hear about Frank. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. With sympathy, Raymond Schenone
10/01/2021

arthur rincon

I was thinking of Frank today and happen to try to locate him through t h e internet and I have. I sorry to see that he has passed.. Frank and I were stationed in Okinawa together and share a room at the base. Its been more than 50 years since I saw Frank but I have always thought of him thru the years. Frank had a big smile for everyone and he was a big person he never knew how strong he was. I remember going thru the chow line and asking Frank why he eats his peas, carrots, vegetable by themselves never mixing them!!! My name is Arthur Rincon and live in Texas and again I sorry for your lost
10/01/2021

Jolene & Leo Omlin

Our deepest sympathy. So sorry for your loss. Frank will be missed. Leo & Jolene Omlin
10/01/2021

julia prehm

The definition of a good neighbor included a reference to Frank. His presence in the Marilyn Way neighborhood was great--he offered a helping hand, but arrived with a tow truck, a snow shovel or a tractor! Steve and Julia Prehm

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