Margaret Freeman

MARGARET FREEMAN Cedar Rapids Margaret A. "Miss Maggie" Freeman went home to be with her Lord, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids, conducted by the Rev. Dan Wiersema. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Burial: North Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio, at a later date. Survivors include her husband, Jim Freeman of Cedar Rapids; children, Stephen Turner of Michigan, Dyann (Shaun) Bethune of Centerville, Denice (Kenneth) Burr of Cedar Rapids, Donna (Jeff) Sherritt of North Canton, Ohio, David Gross of North Canton, Ohio, Kathryn (Brian) Moser of Cedar Rapids, Shannon (Darryl) Studt of Lisbon and Sean Freeman of Cedar Rapids; 20 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Ethel Andaloro of Springfield, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Richard Wierich. Margaret was born March 20, 1933, in Canton, Ohio, daughter of Robert and Mary (Saylor) Weirich. She married Elmer "Jim" Freeman on Aug. 4, 1968, in Winchester, Va. Margaret attended Immanuel Baptist Church. Miss Maggie thoroughly enjoyed teaching preschool at Jane Boyd, where she influenced the lives of many children. Her work was her passion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Mercy, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Please sign the online guest book for Margaret at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obituaries.