Freda Marie Wade

Freda Marie Wade
August 02, 1923 - June 01, 2013
North English, Iowa
Visitation: 4 PM to 7 PM June 05, 2013 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Funeral Service: 11 :00 AM June 06, 2013 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Interment: June 06, 2013 at North English Cemetery, North English, IA
Freda Marie Wade was born on August 2, 1923 in Pekin, Iowa, a daughter of Fred and Grace Zepp McCreery. Freda grew up in the Pekin community and graduated from Martinsburg High School. She attended Central College and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from William Penn College. She married Walter E. "Bud" Wade on May17, 1945, in Ottumwa, Iowa. They made their home in North English where she taught elementary school (3rd grade, 2nd grade, and kindergarten) in the North English and English Valleys School Districts for 43 years, retiring in 1985. Upon retirement, she and Bud moved to San Juan, Texas but she returned to North English after his death. Freda was a member of the North English United Methodist Church, a retired member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and past member of the Rebekah Lodge. Freda was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan, enjoyed reading, and watching the WNBA. She moved to Highland Ridge in Williamsburg in 2010. Freda died at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg on Saturday, June1, 2013, at the age of 89 years. Freda is survived by her children: Claudia (Harold) Gillette of Winthrop, Jim (Linda) of South English, and John (Joyce Becker) of Jackson, Missouri; five cherished grandchildren (Brent Wade, Bryce Wade, Stacie Gillette, Valarie Christensen, and Jeff Gillette) and six great grandchildren (Jillian Christensen, Addison Christensen, Makaela Gillette, Jake Gillette, Michael Gillette, and Isaiah Gillette). She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother (Keith McCreery), two sisters (Lela Gwen Smith and Lena Pearl Hayes) and an infant grandson, Benjamin Gillette. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at 11:00 am at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Rev. Michelle Williamson will officiate. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Burial will be in the North English Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for English Valleys Dollars For Scholars. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.