Thelma Margaret Freeman

1912 - 1997  (84 years)

• Name	Thelma Margaret Freeman
  Born	16 May 1912	Lake City, Marshall County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Feb 1997	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Green Mound Cemetery, Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I104679	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family	Rudolph Opp,   b. 20 Mar 1916, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 14 Jun 2001, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1939
  Children	1. Phyllis Ann Opp,   b. 12 Dec 1939, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 2010, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Patricia Mae Opp   3. Audrey Fay Opp,   b. 19 Aug 1943, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1992, Richland, Benton County, Washington, USA  (Age 49 years)   4. Robert Lee Opp   5. Marjorie Jean Opp
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F46254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Thelma Freeman Opp Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: May 16, 1912 Lake City Marshall County South Dakota, USA Death: Feb. 16, 1997 Aberdeen Brown County South Dakota, USA Thelma Opp Aberdeen - The funeral for Thelma Opp, 84, of 1701 Third Ave. S.E., will be at 11 a.m. today at First Reformed Church, Ninth Avenue and South Dakota Street. The Rev. Sam Parks will officiate. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery, Leola, under direction of Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service today at the church. She died Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, at Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen. Thelma Freeman was born May 16, 1912, to J.H. and Thura (Hanson) Freeman at Lake City. She attended grade school in Lake City, and graduated from high school in 1931 in Watertown. She then attended Northern Normal and Industrial School in Aberdeen. After college, she taught country school in Marshall and McPherson counties. She married Rudolph Opp on April 24, 1939, at Britton. She taught school for one year after she was married. They farmed in the Eureka area until 1943 when they moved into Leola. She served as a teachers' aid. In 1995, they moved to Aberdeen. She loved to garden, sew and make quilts. Among other organizations, she was a member of First Reformed Church, S & L Extension Club, the Library Board and the hospital auxiliary. Survivors include her husband of Aberdeen; one son, Robert (Renee) Opp of Arvada, Colo.: three daughters, Phyllis Wright of Beaverton, Ore., Patricia Ehresmann of Hillsboro, Ore., and Marjorie (Mike) Morgan of Fort Collins, Colo.; three brothers, Darwin Freeman of Tacoma, Wash., James Freeman of Beatty, Nev., and Orrin Freeman of Mellette; two sisters Irene Kilbourne and Julia Opitz, both of Britton; nine grandchildren; on stepgrandchild; two great-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, one brother and one sister. Casketbearers will be Brian Wright, David Wright, Christopher Opp, Lewis Opp, Daniel Opp and John Streifel. Published in the Aberdeen Daily News (Aberdeen, South Dakota) on Wednesday, February 19, 1997. Daughter: Phyllis Ann Opp Wright, b. 12 Dec 1939, Eureka, McPherson, South Dakota, d. 26 Feb 2010, Oregon Family links: Parents: James Harold Freeman (1888 - 1969) Thura Alfa Hanson Freeman (1889 - 1991) Spouse: Rudolph Opp (1916 - 2001)* Children: Audrey Fay Opp Anthony (1943 - 1992)* Siblings: Thelma Freeman Opp (1912 - 1997) Merle J Freeman (1914 - 1914)* James Monroe Freeman (1922 - 2013)* Julia C Freeman Opitz (1925 - 2002)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Green Mound Cemetery Leola McPherson County South Dakota, USA GPS (lat/lon): 45.7091, -98.93215 Created by: Bonnie Record added: Sep 23, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 117517299