William Freehling

1921 - 2002  (80 years)

• Name	William Freehling  [1]
  Birth	19 Sep 1920  [1]
  Birth	19 Sep 1921	Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Social Security Number	376-16-9233  [1]
  Burial	Aug 2002	Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA
  	Graceland, Cemetery
  Death	17 Aug 2002	Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [1]
  	Age at Death: 81
  Siblings	12 Siblings
  + 1. George Freehling,   b. 29 Feb 1904, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 3 May 1973, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 69 years) ▻ Katherine Busick + 2. Margaret Katherine Freehling,   b. 20 Dec 1905, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA d. 10 Jul 1976  (Age 70 years) ▻ Burton Leroy Winfield,  m. 25 Aug 1924   3. Adam Freehling,   b. Abt 1908, Michigan, USA   4. Ann Marie Freehling,   b. 6 May 1909   d. 6 Dec 1909  (Age 0 years)   5. John Freehling,   b. Abt 1910, Michigan, USA   6. Andy Freehling,   b. Abt 1913, Michigan, USA   7. Katie Freehling,   b. Abt 1914, Michigan, USA   8. Living   9. Living   10. Living + 11. William Freehling,   b. 19 Sep 1921, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 17 Aug 2002, Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ Adeline Alvina Martin,  m. 18 Sep 1943 + 12. Marie Freehling,   b. 12 May 1922, Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 19 Jul 2009, Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years) ▻ Edward Alexander Martin,  m. 28 Dec 1943   13. Living
  Person ID	I22888	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Freehling,   b. 27 Apr 1883, Russia d. 18 Sep 1964, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Maria Hergenroeder,   b. 14 Oct 1882, Kukkus, Samara, Russia d. 24 May 1959, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Sep 1903	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F6198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeline Alvina Martin,   b. 15 Dec 1923, Galien, Berrien, Michigan, USA d. 24 Apr 2017, Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1943	Glendora, Berrien, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F6211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1921 - Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA Burial - Aug 2002 - Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA Death - 17 Aug 2002 - Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  JDS Notes- Obituary taken from the Sunday, August 18, 2002 edition of The Herald-Palladium, Saint Joseph and Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA: BRIDGMAN -- William Freehling, 81, of Bridgman, passed away Sat., Aug. 17, 2002 at Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tues., Aug. 20, at Boyd Funeral Home, a Kraig A. Pike Family Service in Bridgman. Friends may meet with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Bridgman. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bridgman Lions Club or the Crossroads. Mr. Freehling was born Sept. 19, 1920 in Buchanan, the son of the late Adam and Anna (Hergenrader) Freehling. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Three Oaks. Mr. Freehling retired from Clark Equipment in 1978 after 30 years and had been a member of the Bridgman Lions Club. On Sept. 18, 1943, he married the former Adeline A. Martin and she survives him, along with a son, William M. (Carolyn) Freehling of Brentwood, Tenn.; a daughter, Elaine (Walter) Jotzat of Bridgman; five grandchildren -- Michael and Tony Freehling, and Steve, Derek, and Suzanne Jotzat; three great-grandchildren -- Jacob, Jordan, and Nathan Freehling; two sisters - Mary (Alex) Martin of Glendora and Ann Renbarger of Galien. Mr. Freehling was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers; and three sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S121] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 376-16-9233; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for William Freehling http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=20501371&indiv=try [S1] Genealogical Information, provided by JDS. [S105] Michigan Marriages. father: Adam Freehling mother: Maggie Hargenrager spouse: Emma Hargenrager other: Andrew Hargenrager, Lizzie Bells Name Adam Freehling Birth Date Birthplace Age Spouse's Name Emma Hargenrager Spouse's Birth Date Spouse's Birthplace Spouse's Age Event Date 25 Sep 1903 Event Place Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan Father's Name Adam Freehling Mother's Name Maggie Hargenrager Spouse's Father's Name Andrew Hargenrager Spouse's Mother's Name Lizzie Bells Race Marital Status Previous Wife's Name Spouse's Race Spouse's Marital Status Spouse's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01708-6 System Origin Michigan-ODM GS Film number 2342664 Reference ID