FRIEDSAM, Wilhelm Julius 1922-2003

FRIEDSAM, SONNLEITNER, SCHMAHL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/4/2009 at 11:14:23

Wilhelm "Willie" Friedsam, 81, a resident of 810 9th Street, Charles City, was received to glory on November 28, 2003.

Funeral services for Willie Friedsam will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Floyd. Rev. Paul Phillips, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and an hour prior to the service at the Church on Tuesday.

Wilhelm Julius Friedsam was born April 12, 1922, at Sibiu, Romania, the son of Wilhelm and Therese (Sonnleitner) Friedsam. He received his education in Romania, where he also attended business school. At the age of 17, Willie accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior and was baptized. He would, throughout his life, endeavor to serve his Lord. On Dec. 10, 1950, he was united in marriage to Katharina Schmahl at Salzburg, Austria. Through the sponsorship of Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Salsbury and the First Baptist Church of Charles City, it was made possible for them to come and start a new beginning at Charles City in 1955. They lived with Dr. and Mrs. Salsbury for three years before moving to their own home. Willie worked in the Pharmaceutical Production Department of Salsbury Laboratories. He was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse Church, the Senior Citizens Center, YMCA Fountain of Youth, and had served as a Hospice Volunteer. Willie always took special interest in attending community affairs. He always desired to serve his Lord and did so by participating in the services or functions of many of the churches in Charles City. Willie will always be remembered for his willingness to use his musical talents in playing the violin. The violin always went with him and he was always ready to play and share a meditation.

Living family members include his wife, Katharina Friedsam of Charles City; a brother Johannes (Dorothea) Friedsam of Holzgerlingen, Germany; four sisters, Gertrude (Martin) Krafft of Leonberg, Germany, Adelheid (Friedrich) Teutsch of Sindelfingen, Germany, Anneliese Friedsam of Holzgerlingen, Germany and Hedwig Friedsam of Leonberg, Germany; a brother-in-law, John Schmaehl of Kamiah, Idaho; a niece, Brigitte (Philipp) Roland of Osage; a nephew, Harty (Marjorie) Schmaehl of Kamiah, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews.

His parents and a brother, Otto Friedsam, preceded him in death.

The family suggests memorials be directed to the Gospel Lighthouse Academy.