Fred N. Bosilevac, M.D., 97, died from natural causes Friday, August 22, 2014, at home. Cremation. Private burial services in Resurrection Cemetery. The Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 5250 Mission Road, Roeland Park, KS 66205. The family requests no flowers and suggests memorials to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, 1500 Meadow Lake Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64114 or to the Sister Servants of Mary, 800 N. 18th St., Kansas City, KS 66102. Dr. Fred was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Sept. 11, 1916, to Michael and Barbara (Vrbetic) Bosiljevac. He attended St. John the Baptist Grade School on Strawberry Hill, Wyandotte High School and the University of Kansas. Dr. Fred played basketball and football at Wyandotte High School. He excelled in both and was recruited by Dr. Forrest C. (Phog) Allen to do the same for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Dr. Fred especially relished the class he took as a freshman that was taught by Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Fred graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in early 1943. He served an internship at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., and in early 1944 entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a hospital train commander. He was honorably discharged as Captain, 1849th Station Compliment Unit, Camp Swift, Texas, 10th Mountain Division, 5th Army. Thereafter, Dr. Fred commenced his specialty studies in ophthalmology at Wayne State University Medical Center. He served residencies in ophthalmology at the University of Kansas and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fred was certified a diplomat by the American College of Ophthalmology and Surgery in 1948 and started his private practice in 1949 in Kansas City, Kan. He retired in 1994. He was on the staffs of Bethany Medical Center, Providence Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Fred was especially proud of his Croatian heritage and was honored in 1949 as the first professional person from the Strawberry Hill area. Dr. Fred was a member of the Terrace Club, Milburn Country Club, the University of Kansas Alumni Association, the Williams Fund, the Monkey Club and the Kansas Investors. He chaired the Kansas City Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce's Congressional Forum. Dr. Fred was an avid duck, goose and turkey hunter. He hunted in many marshes and woods throughout Missouri and Kansas. He was a founding member of Bigelow Gun Club in 1956 where he remained active until 2006 and a founding member of Napier Hunt Club, both located in Mound City, Mo. He was inducted into the Waterfowlers Hall of Fame in 1994. He also found time to make two hunting safaris to Africa: Tanzania in 1968 and Namibia in 1979. For 47 years he led a group of hunters each October to the Healy Ranch in Pukwana, South Dakota, for a run at pheasants. Dr. Fred joined the Missouri Western Chapter of Ducks Unlimited in the early 1950's and served on the national Board of Trustees of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in the 1960s. Preceding him in death was his beloved wife of 49 years, Jane Marie; his parents; three sisters, Mary, Anna and Elizabeth Bosilevac; and brother, Mike Bosilevac. He is survived by four children, Fred N Bosilevac, Jr. (Sheryl), Thomas J. Bosilevac (Trish), Mary Jane Beeman and Laurie Lucas (Ron); three granddaughters, Amy Curmi (Michael), Anne Bosilevac and Lindsey Livers; one grandson, Fred N. Bosilevac III; four great grandchildren, Madeline Diane Curmi, Charles Michael Richard Curmi, Sophie Grace Bosilevac and Elise Jane Livers and his long-time friend and beloved companion, Mary Lou Adams. The family thanks Kristy Bennett, the staff of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and Shawnee Mission Medical Center and the Sister Servants of Mary. Arr.: Skradski Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan., (913) 371-1404. www.skradskifh-kc.com