Freese, Janet M.

Janet M. Freese, 96, of Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center, formerly of the Meth-Wick Community and a resident of Springville, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 at Heritage after a long illness. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories where friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday.Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Irene (Fred) Horn and Elizabeth Ann (Kaj) Jensen, all of Cedar Rapids; one son, Roy Melvin (Deb) Freese Jr. of Wichita, Kansas; two sisters, Thelma Baxter ofNampa, Idaho and Geraldine Lynn of San Diego, California. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Michael, Christopher, Tricia, Monica, Brian, Katrina and Jared; three great grandchildren, Lucas, C.J. and Harrison; and a former daughter-in–law, Susan Freese of Springville. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Janet was born on September 30, 1914 in Stuart, the daughter of Loren and Nancy Craven. She married Roy M. Freese on February 28, 1939 in Oskaloosa. He died in 1983. Janet graduated from the University of Iowa and was an elementary schoolteacher, retiring from the North-Linn school district. She was a member of the Springville Presbyterian Church, and the Bell Choir at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She enjoyed music, playing cards, gardening, travel and in later years taught herself to bowl and play golf. Janet was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Memorial donations may be given to the Springville Presbyterian Church or to St. Paul's United Methodist Church.

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