Fred VonGogh was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 30, 1921. He moved to New York City at age 3. During the Depression he worked on a produce market where he was paid in produce. He moved in Los Angeles where he sold pianos and organs before moving to Tri-Cities where he managed the McCrae House of Music. In 1978 the opened VonGogh's Pianos and Organs in Richland's Uptown Shopping Center. He moved his store to downtown Kennewick in 1996 where he remained until his passing. He died September 21st at Kadlec Hospital. He was preceded in death by his son, Tommy. He is survived by daughters Claudia and Michelle and sons Michael and Randy, as well as his car, Brandy. He leaves many friends and business associates. Mueller's Chapel of the Falls made the arrangements.