Mr. Fordeck graduated from Purdue University and Indiana University, and spent 25 years as president of Fordeck-Kemerly Electric, Inc., Kendallville, IN. For the past three years, he was manager of technical services and training at Tecumseh Products Co. He also was an active member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and served on their National Training Board.

Mr. Fordeck is immediately survived by his wife Ann, son Jeffrey, daughter Jeanne Healey, parents Allen and Doris, sisters Mary Giampietro and Kathryn Lucy, and brother Alan.