Obituary Posted: 8/18/04
Edna Jeanette (Frenning) Freed passed away on Aug. 9, 2004 in St. Cloud.
Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Almelund with burial at the church cemetery. Arrangements by the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Lindstorm.
Edna was born on Oct. 21, 1923 in Stacy to Olaf and Agnes (Waller) Frenning. Edna spent her childhood years on a farm in Linwood Township in Anoka County. She was valedictorian of the 1941 Forest Lake High School graduating class. Following graduation, she did office work in St. Paul.
On Oct. 20, 1945 she married John Freed. After working in the twin cities for a time, they moved to his parentsí farm in Shafer Township. Through the years they raised six children.
In 1995 Edna and John sold their farm and moved to North Branch. Since late 2003 Edna lived with her daughter Carol in Sauk Rapids.
Edna was active in her church and community as well as writing the ìnewsî of the Palmdale area and articles for the local newspapers. She also wrote poetry, stories of her childhood, and the words for the centennial hymn of her church ìAlmelund Church Spire.î
She loved to read, do crosswords and enjoyed crafts particularly embroidery. Family was important to her especially her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Nancy Williams, brother Lawrence Frenning, and sisters Margaret Holmgren and Eleanor Shogren, and son-in-law Billy Williams Sr.
She is survived by her children Barbara (Terry) LaCanne of Kenyon, Dennis (Karen) of Lindstrom, Jerry (Roberta) of Little Falls, David (Kathy) of Maple Grove, and Carol Freed of Sauk Rapids; her sister Helen Bellin, brothers Robert (Norma) Frenning and Donald (Dorothy) Frenning, sisters-in-law Sis Frenning and Dorothy (Glen) Berglund, brother-in-law Rodney Shogren, 16 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, as well as many other relatives and friends.
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