Elisabeth Frey
Elisabeth Frey
Elisabeth M. Frey, 92, of Newton died Oct. 8, 2003, at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
Born Jan. 10, 1911, at Goessel, she was the daughter of Henry Hiebert.
On April 10, 1938, at Goessel, she married Amadeus Frey. He died on Feb. 19, 1967.
After the death of her husband, she stayed busy repairing clocks in the shop at her home. She moved to Wheatland Homes in North Newton and stayed there until 2001.
She then moved to Schowalter Villa in Hesston and then to Kansas Christian Home in Newton in 2002.
She enjoyed making dolls for needy children. She was a member of First Mennonite Church in Newton.
She was preceded in death by her husband; father; brothers, Menno Hiebert and Levi Hiebert; sisters, Lena Hiebert and Tina Koehn; and great-grandson, Sawyer Frey.
Survivors include sons, Dennis and his wife Barbara Frey of Springfield, Mo., and Glenn and his wife Ardete Frey of Newton; brothers, Otto Hiebert of Newton and Paul Hiebert of Goessel; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held Saturday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with pastor Rusty Bonham of First Mennonite Church of Newton officiating. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established with First Mennonite Church in Newton.
