William George Froelich

1915 - 2004  (89 years)

• Name	William George Froelich
  Nickname	Bill
  Born	9 Jun 1915	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 2004	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [3]
  Buried	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I99300	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Alexander Fröhlich Froelich,   b. 7 Sep 1871, Speyer, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 13 Dec 1922, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Elisabetha Leingang,   b. 8 May 1876, Landau, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 29 Jan 1925, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1893	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F44018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alvira S. Tostenson,   b. 7 Jan 1913, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 2000, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1943	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Gary Froelich   2. Ted Froelich   3. Linda Froelich
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F44024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: William G. Froelich SSN: 501-01-2509 Last Residence: 58554 Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, United States of America Born: 9 Jun 1915 Died: 16 Nov 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: North Dakota (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. William Froelich William "Bill" Froelich, 89, a life-long resident of Mandan, died peacefully at his home Nov. 16, 2004, after a three-month battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, with the Rev. Patrick Schumacher officiating. Committal services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, south of Mandan. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Bill was born June 9, 1915, in Mandan, the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Leingang) Froelich. He was the youngest of 10 children, all of whom preceded him in death. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a military policeman. He married Alvira Tostenson of Lisbon on March 22, 1943. His war bride was the sunshine of his life for 57 years of marriage until her death in 2000. Bill was an avid fisherman, outdoorsman and accomplished amateur photographer. He worked for many years in the oil business, servicing farmers in the Mandan area. He was active in the American Legion, serving as chairman of the building committee and post commander. Surviving are two sons and a daughter and their families, Gary and Bobbie Froelich, Chelmsford, Mass., Ted and Yoshi Froelich, Yokosuka, Japan, and Linda and Dennis Phillips, Phoenix; his grandchildren, Dan and Katrina Froelich, Beaverton, Wash., Amy Froelich, Chelmsford, Tim Froelich, stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas, Chad Phillips, Phoenix, and Melissa and Troy Babel, Chandler, Ariz.; and one great-grandchild, Vivianne Froelich, Beaverton. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mandan or the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Published in The BismarckTribune on 11/18/2004.