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Lloyd Frei
LLOYD J. FREI
Iowa City
Lloyd J. Frei, 78, died peacefully Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County.
Funeral services to celebrate Lloyd's life will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 31, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, with the Rev. Mark Pries officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Lloyd Frei Memorial Fund.
Lloyd was born Dec. 10, 1938, in Iowa City, the son of Oliver and Freda Evans Frei. He was a 1957 graduate of City High School and attended the University of Iowa. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army. On June 17, 1961, Lloyd married Diane Harding in Wilton Junction.
Lloyd was an electrical engineer in the department of psychology at the University of Iowa for 45 years.
He was an avid Hawkeye fan and enjoyed fishing in Minnesota. Lloyd was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Lloyd is survived by his wife, Diane; their four children, Kevin (Felice) of Houston, Bryan (Karin) of Coralville, Troy (Deanna) of Iowa City and Cynthia (Tom) Robinson of Nebraska City, Neb.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Loretta Snyder and Judy (Dr. James) Werth, both of Harlington, Texas, and Joyce Fountain of Alamo, Texas.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Tom Fountain.
Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com.
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