Dominic "Dom" Fetterer, 93 of Southport, passed away on April 14, 2021.
Mr. Fetterer was born December 11, 1927 in Sheboygan, WI to the late Benedict and Eleanore Fetterer. Dom was a veteran of the US Navy, having served in Japan and China during WWII and in Hawaii during the Korean Conflict as an aerial photographer and staff photographer for the commander of the Pacific Fleet. He retired from the US Department of Agriculture after 36 years. After his retirement, he worked as a real estate appraiser in Northern Virginia. In December of 1989 he and his wife Arlyne moved to Southport. He was an avid woodworker and crafted and provided his works to the local community. Dom served on the founding board of Habitat for Humanity in Brunswick County and volunteered with the Southport - Oak Island Interchurch Food Pantry. Throughout his life, he lived in many areas, and was always active in many civic organizations, his local parish, and the Knights of Columbus. At Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport, he served on the finance council and was head usher. Dom served as National Association of Retired Federal Employees at the state and local level as financial officer for many years.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Arlyne Fetterer; six children, Kathryn Matthews and husband Dave, Thomas Fetterer and wife Florence, James Fetterer and wife Linda, Ann O'Hagan and husband Michael, Lynn Ruiz and husband Steve, and George Fetterer and wife Azita; eight grandchildren, David, Kelly, Joseph, Stuart, Christopher, Lydia, Isabelle, and Eleanor; three great-grandchildren, Avery, Eli, and Aspen; two sisters, Dorothy Hankel and Mary Smith. |