Fred Paul Shaulis, son of Wilbert and Evelyn Shaulis, was born December
22nd, 1930 in Somerset County PA, went home to the Lord on March 6th,
2022 at his home in Colorado Springs Colorado and is survived by his
loving wife, Betty Jean (Jano) Shaulis, 6 children, Linda (Jeff Cowan), Fred
(Diane Schweitzer), Kathleen (Antonio Gonzalez), Tom (Linda Horner),
Edward and Mary (Wade Simshauser). He was also blessed with 15
grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Fred is survived by 2 brothers,
Bob Shaulis and wife Joanna and Wilbert “Bud” Shaulis and wife Ruth.
Fred and Betty shared 67 wonderful years together as husband and wife.
Fred went into the U.S. Army in 1951 and was discharged in 1954. While in
the Army he obtained the rank of Sergeant and trained on and repaired
helicopters. After his discharge, he returned to Somerset PA and married
the girl of his dreams, Betty Jean Jano in July of 1954 and they moved to
Garretsville OH in search of a new life and to find employment and then to
Ravenna OH, where they settled and Fred found work as a bricklayer/
mason.
Fred, a skilled handy-man, built 2 homes on Lake Rockwell Rd in Ravenna
OH and bought a 73 acre farm in Newton Falls OH. While on a trip to visit
his brother Bud, who was stationed at Ft Carson CO, he noticed that his
arthritis in his hip felt much better and as a result, decided to move his
family out to Colorado Springs CO in September of 1972, with the
exception of Linda who remained in Ravenna OH and Fred, Betty and
family settled in the Rock Creek Mesa area where he lived for the next 50
years, where he and Betty Jean raised their 5 children. Three children lived
in the same neighborhood for the better part of their adult lives while 2
children returned to Ohio and the family farm in Newton Falls.
Fred was a man of many trades, there wasn’t much Fred couldn’t do or fix.
He bought 5 houses in the Rock Creek Mesa neighborhood and remodeled
each, all which at one point or another became a residence for one of his 3
children.
Fred was a coal miner, farmer, soldier, bricklayer/mason and a water meter
reader for the Rock Creek Mesa Water District. He loved working on
anything he could get his hands on that needed repairs, but working and
restoring antique vehicles was his pride and passion.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, affectionately known as “Pappy” to
his family here in Colorado Springs, Fred will be dearly missed.
No services will be held at this time and a family “Celebration of Life” will be
held at a future date.
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