Jacob M. Froelich

1920 - 2002  (82 years)

• Name	Jacob M. Froelich
  Born	22 Feb 1920	Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jun 2002	North Dakota, USA
  Buried	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I121052	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Michael Fröhlich Froehlich,   b. 15 Nov 1893, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 24 Sep 1979, South Dakota, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hatzenbuhler,   b. 6 Nov 1896, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 0Sep 1980, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F52408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fern George
  Married	15 Jul 1946
  Children	1. Larry Froelich   2. Mark Froelich   3. Karen Froelich
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F52410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Jacob Froelich Jacob M. Froelich, 82, Mandan, died June 9, 2002, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Cyprian Meier officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Bismarck Funeral Home, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Jake was born Feb. 22, 1920, to Mike and Margaret (Hatzenbuhler) Froelich in Solen. He grew up and was educated in Solen. He served in Civilian Conservation Corps from 1937 to 1939, and the U.S. Army in Egypt, Libya, Italy and the United States from 1942 to 1945. He married Fern George on July 15, 1946, in Solen. Over the years, Jake owned and operated Jake's Bar, Solen Motor Garage and a school bus, managed the Solen Equity Exchange Elevator and was a rural mail carrier. After his retirement he enjoyed working at Big Foot Tavern, his daughter and son-in-law's bar. In Jake's early years, he enjoyed working with horses and horse shows. He loved hunting and fishing with his sons, and playing cards and pool. He was a member of the township, city and fireman boards in Solen for years. He was active in and was a lifetime member of the American Legion. They moved to Mandan in 1992. Jake was in the Baptist Home after suffering a stroke in 1997. Jake is survived by his wife, Fern, Mandan; two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Darlene, Solen, and Mark and Carol, Bismarck; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mike Riedinger, Bismarck; his grandchildren, Cory and his wife Gail Riedinger, Travis and Brandon Riedinger and Kendra, all of Bismarck, and Sonya, Solen; two great-granddaughters, Tiana and Briele Riedinger, Bismarck; two sisters, Madeline and Eva Hagstrom, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Maggie Froelich; four brothers-in-law and their wives, Rudy George, Al and Lena George, Arnold and Karen George and Frank and Diane George; and many nieces and nephews. Jake was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Leo and Pete; and his sisters, Betty, Beatrice George and Rosemary Bole. Jake was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, and he will be deeply missed by his family.