Frederick A. Poddig, age 76 of Glen Carbon, IL, born June 4, 1947 in East St. Louis, IL, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Memorial Care Center in Belleville, IL.

Frederick was a retired gas line inspector for the former Laclede Gas Company. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran, an avid WW II reenactor, and a member of the WW II Historical Society. He was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Collinsville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick C. and Lillian M. (nee Lotz) Poddig; and a daughter, Julie Anne Charlton.

Surviving are his wife, Christine (nee Foehrkolb) Poddig, whom he married August 18, 1984; three sons: Fred (Shaun) Poddig of Edwardsville, IL, Jeffrey Kennedy of Glen Carbon, IL, and Patrick (Jamie) Kennedy of Lebanon, OH; a son-in-law, Brian Charlton of Glen Carbon, IL; six grandchildren: Frederick A. Poddig, Christian M. Poddig, Casandra M. Poddig, Sean Charlton, William Kennedy, and Madeleine Kennedy; five step granddaughters and families: Amy, Kim, Angel, Jessie and Holly; and a sister, Mary Ruth (Joe) Ball of Green Valley, AZ.

Visitation will be 9 – 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 304 South Street, Collinsville, IL.

A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kyle Wright officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Collinsville.

Memorials are suggested to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Endowment Fund and will be received at the visitation or can be mailed to Barry Wilson Funeral Home, 2800 N. Center Street, Maryville, IL 62062.