Erma G. (Reitz) Frey (1896-1973)

REITZ, FREY, GILCHRIST, WEEKS, LANGE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 3/6/2014 at 18:57:37

From Nevada Journal August 1973

MRS. ERMA G. FREY

Erma Frey, 77, died Thursday evening at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines where she had been a patient for the past month.

Born August 22, 1896 to William and Elizabeth Reitz, she had been a resident of Story County her entire life time. She was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada.

Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Reba Gilchrist of Grand Marais, Minnesota, Mrs. Forrest (Thelma) Weeks of Nevada and Mrs. Helen Lange of Ames; 7 grandchildren and 1- great-grandchildren.

Erma G. Frey was preceded in death by her parents; 6 brothers and sisters; one grandson; one infant daughter, and her husband, Newton H. Frey who died in 1952.

Funeral services will be held from the Memorial Lutheran Church, Monday at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Harry Myklebust officiating. Burial will be in the Nevada Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Ryan Funeral Home from Saturday afternoon until Monday.