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Entries: 33233 Updated: 2004-10-31 01:46:47 UTC (Sun) Contact: Vicki Seeman
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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.
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