| Overall UK Wins: 0 | Overall UK Losses: 1 | Win % 0 |
Date of Birth: February 1, 1936
Date of Death: April 25, 1997
Hometown: Waverly, IA
Alma Mater: Wartburg College [1958]
For a generalized listing of officials, please consult this page.
| Date | Matchup | W/L | Score | UK Fouls | Opp Fouls | UK FTA | Opp FTA | UK DQ | Opp DQ | Technicals | Officiating Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/1984 | Kentucky at Louisville | L | 64 - 71 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 0 | None | Fred Jaspers, Ed Maracich and Mike Stockner |
Obituary - Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette (April 29, 1997)
Frederick K. Jaspers
WAVERLY - Frederick K. Jaspers, 61, of 1103 Lantz Ave., Cedar Falls, and formerly of Waverly, died Friday evening (April 25, 1997) at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, from natural causes.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waverly, with Pastor Joyce Sandberg officiating. Committal services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation was held on Monday at the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, and will be held for one hour prior to services today at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family. A memorial fund will be established at a later date.
Fred was born on Feb. 1, 1936, in Kensett, Iowa, the son of Carl and Hazel (Crippen) Jaspers.
Fred graduated from Kensett High School in 1954, and then attended and graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, in 1958, where he was active in both the baseball and basketball programs.
Following his graduation, Fred worked for Wartburg College as an Admissions Counselor from 1958-59.
On Aug. 16, 1959, he was united in marriage to Jane Holzen in Middleton, Wis., and the couple was divorced in 1976.
Fred then became a teacher and coach at Britt High School, Britt, Iowa, from 1959-61, and from 1961-66 was the assistant football coach, head basketball coach and recruiters, and taught Physical Education at Wartburg College in Waverly.
From 1966-1970, Fred was the owner/manager of the Sportsman's Corner Store in Waverly.
In 1968, Fred became Golf Pro and Tournament Director at the Waverly Pro Shop.
In 1977, he managed the Waverly Golf and Country Club until 1982 and during the off season, sold new and used cars at the Coonradt Ford-Mercury in Waverly.
In 1969, Fred became a Big Ten Basketball Official until he retired in 1985.
In 1989, Fred went to work as a District Sales Manager for Gage Food Products in Northwest Iowa until 1991, when he became a self-employed salesman until the present.
In 1993, Fred was inducted into Men's A.A.U. Basketball Hall of Fame. Fred enjoyed being a Big 10 Basketball Official, as well as all recreational sports including Iowa Athletics, Basketball, Football, and Golf. Most of all Fred enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends.
Fred is survived by his two sons, Jack Jaspers of Cedar Rapids, and Joe Jaspers of Charlotte, N.C.; one daughter, Janelle (Jaspers) Jones and her husband, Ken of Minneapolis, Minn.; three grandchildren, Matt, Jay and Jalen Jaspers; three sisters, Ivadene Reindl and her husband, Glen of Kensett, Donna Olson and her husband Glen of Kensett, Donna Olson and her husband, Bob of Mason City, Leola Berding and her fiance, Steve of Minneapolis, Minn.; and two brothers, Lowell Jaspers and his special friend, Della of Northwood, Carl Jaspers Jr. and his wife, Luella, also of Northwood; and one sister-in-law, Mary Jean Jaspers of Kensett.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lee Jaspers.
