FREIS, Hilbert

1902 - 1998  (96 years)

• Name	FREIS, Hilbert
  Birth	4 May 1902
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Dec 1998	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Friendship Manor
  	Hilbert A. Freis, age 96, a former town of Centerville resident and current resident of Friendship Manor, Manitowoc, died at the manor on Saturday, Dec. 12, 1998. He was born in the town of Centerville on May 4, 1902, a son of the late Ernst and Mary Luckow Freis. Marceilla Voss and Hilbert Freis were united in marriage on Oct. 10, 1925 at St. James U.C.C., Spring Valley. They were privileged to celebrate 73 years of marriage. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Hilbert was a licensed cheesemaker for several local cheese factories. The couple resided on their farm in the town of Centerville for 67 years. He also was employed at the Kohler Company and did trench digging for many area farmers. Hilbert had a great love of music and was an accomplished musician on several instruments. He was a member of St. John and St. Peer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cleveland. Surviving him is his loving wife, Marcella; three daughters, Carol (Vernon) Grupe of Cleveland, Sandra Freis of Appleton and Rogene (Roger) Stalsen of Sarasota, Fla., 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Wally Freis; a sister, Adeline Ruh. He also is survived by many nieces and nephews. He also was preceded in death by three brothers, three sisters, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held for Hilbert on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1989 at 2 p.m. at St. John and st. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cleveland with the Rev. Henry Koch, a retired pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery in the town of Centerville. Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of the services. A memorial fund has been established to the church in the name of Hilbert A. Freis. The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Grove is assisting the family. Herald Times Reporter, December 14, 1998 P. A2
  Person ID	I9633	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	FREIS, Ernst Friedrich,   b. Abt 1874   d. 3 Jun 1939 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	LUCKOW, Maria Margaretha,   b. Abt 1875, Newton Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 6 Apr 1944, Centerville Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1898
  Family ID	F3390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Private
  Children	> 1. Living   2. Living > 3. Living
  Family ID	F3397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025