FREIN, Fredrick John, Rev. 1888-1944

FREIN, HEIMER, WILSON, KASEL, JORDAN, WOLF

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/20/2011 at 14:32:16

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Father Frein of
Webster City Dies

Webhter City, Iowa — Father F. I. Frein, 56, of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic church here, died last night in a Fort Dodge hospital following a major operation.

Father Frein was a chaplain in World War I and had served as state chaplain of the American Legion and of the Elks.

Funeral services will be held Monday.

[Carroll Times Herald, Wednesday, April 5, 1944]

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Stacyville,Iowa — Rev. Fr. Fritz Frien, 56, at a Fort Dodge hospital after a major operation.

He was born on a farm near Stacyville in 1888, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Frien.

He leaves his mother; four brothers and four sisters: Matt, McIntire; Ed, St. Anthony; Henry, Stacyville; Joe, Osage; Mrs. Jess Wilson, Garner; Mrs. Rudy Kasel, Marshalltown; Mrs. Will Jordan, Anamosa, and Mrs. Art Wolf, Stacyville.

Father Frien has been pastor of Webster City Catholic church the last eight years; prior to that he served at St. Anthony for 13 years; served as army chaplain in World War I in overseas duty; he later served as state chaplain of the American Legion.

A memorial mass will be held at Webster City Tuesday morning and the body will then be brought to Stacyville where mass will be said at 10 o'clock; it will be a military funeral; burial in Stacyville [Visitation] Cemetery.

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, April 9, 1944]

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Father Frederick John Frein 1888-1944

Father Frein of Webster City Dies

Webster City — Father F. I. Frein, 56, of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic church here, died last night in a Fort Dodge hospital following a major operation.

Father Frein was a chaplain in World War I and had served as state chaplain of the American Legion and of the Elks.

Funeral services will be held Monday.

[Carroll Times Herald, Wednesday April 5, 1944]

(Credit: DM Scott)
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Stacyville — Rev. Fr. Fritz Frien, 56, at a Fort Dodge hospital after a major operation.

He was born on a farm near Stacyville in 1888, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Frein.

He leaves his mother, four brothers and four sisters, Matt, McIntyre; Ed, St. Anthony; Henry, Stacyville; Joe, Osage; Mrs. Jess Wilson, Garner; Mrs. Rudy Kasel, Marshalltown; Mrs. Will Jordan, Anamosa, and Mrs. Art Wolf, Stacyville.

Father Frein has been pastor of Webster City Catholic church the last eight years; prior to that he served at St. Anthony for 13 years; served as army chaplain in World war I in overseas duty; he later served as state chaplain of the American Legion.

A memorial mass will be held at Webster City Tuesday morning and the body will then be brought to Stacyville where mass will be said at 10 o'clock; it will be a military funeral; burial in Stacyville [Visitation] Cemetery.

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, April 9, 1944]

(Credit: DM Scott)
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NOTES:

a. Parents:

Anton Frein (1858-1940)
Mary Heimer Frein (1864-1946)

b. See tombstone photo in IaGenWeb GPP (Link below).

c. Portrait below is from image on his tombstone in Visitation cemetery.

GPP - Tombstone photo
 

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