CHAMPAIGN — Elmer J. Freese, 89, of Urbana passed away at 9:21 p.m. Friday (Aug. 18, 2017) at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, with Pastor Jay Johnson officating. Burial will be in Beckman Cemetery, Rantoul. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Elmer was born Dec. 22, 1927, at Royal, the son of John and Marie Rosenbeck Freese. He married Esther Eilers in Gifford on March 27, 1949. She preceded him in death on June 14, 2013.
He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Rossof Monticello, Colleen Lynch of Champaign and Debbie McCarter of Champaign;
four grandchildren, Cassie McConkey, William Lynch, Danna Lynch and Michael McCarter; three great-grandchildren; and six nieces and nephews.
He was preceded by his parents, two brothers, a sister and a grandson, Nathan Ross.
Elmer worked for Pioneer Seed Co. for 38 years. He loved the Cubs and enjoyed gardening. He had a greenhouse and enjoyed growing flowers. Elmer liked to fix TVs. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and bowling. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign.
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