Freese, Jerome "Jerry"

1931 - 2010  (79 years)    Has 16 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Freese, Jerome "Jerry"
  Nickname	Jerry
  Born	9 Mar 1931	Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 2010	Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
  Obituary	Aft 6 Sep 2010
  lan Jerome "Jerry" Freese, 79, Rapid City, was born on March 9, 1931, to Gilbert and Mary Ellen (Cleary) Freese in Pierre, SD. He passed away on September 6, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. On February 5, 1951, he married Therese Ryan in Sioux Falls, SD, and from this union eight children were born. Jerry and Therese were married 52 years until her passing. He was a devoted husband and father, the proud grandfather of 22 and great grandfather of 25 (and more on the way). Jerry founded Rushmore News in 1956 and the company he created has employed three generations of his children and grandchildren. Jerry started the company with 22 accounts, two trucks, and a 600 foot warehouse and it has grown to 16 trucks and a 20,000 foot warehouse servicing 320 accounts. Rushmore News distributes magazines and books to all of Western South Dakota and over half of Wyoming. Jerry always liked to say "If you purchased a magazine in a store, we put it there". Jerry is survived by one son Michael (Carol) Freese, 4 daughters; Mary (Jim) Kent, Kate (John) Gordon, Laura (Steve) Wagner, Nancy Scott, all of Rapid City; 22 grandchildren, and 25 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Therese in 2003, sons Daniel, John, and Phillip, his parents, one brother, and two sisters. The pallbearers will be Jerry's oldest grandsons from each of his children's families. John Gordon V, Paul Wagner, Ryan Kent, Andrew Freese, Nate Scott, and Adam Freese. The other 16 grandchildren will be honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, at St. Therese Church, with a Christian wake service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 9, at the church, with the Rev. William Zandri officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery. A memorial has been established at Church of St. Therese of the Little Flower.
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City, South Dakota
  Person ID	I342504	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Freese, Gilbert M.,   b. 30 Oct 1885, Tea, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA ,   d. Abt Sep 1965  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Cleary, Mary,   b. 18 May 1890, McHenry, Mchenry, Illinois, USA ,   d. Abt Nov 1976, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F15887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ryan, Therese,   b. 16 Jan 1931, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 2003, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1951	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Freese, Daniel,   b. 25 May 1962,   d. 3 Aug 2002, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F214739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 9 Mar 1931 - Pierre, Hughes, South Dakota, USA Married - 5 Feb 1951 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 6 Sep 2010 - Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Rapid City, South Dakota  = Link to Google Earth
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