Saturday, September 27th, 2014
Paul Freytag
Paul E. Freytag, 90, Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen, formerly of Minster, died at 9:20 p.m. Sept. 25, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born on March 9, 1924, in Ft. Loramie, to Edward and Ethel Speckman Freytag. On Nov. 25, 1948, in Wapakoneta, he married Irene Doorley, who survives at Elmwood.
Also surviving are four children, Mark (Jill) Freytag, Centerville, David Eric (Susan) Freytag, Westerville, Elaine (Donald) Eichenauer, Coldwater, and Jill (Jake) Boerger, Coppell, Texas; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Jim Freytag, Sidney; a sister-in-law, Betty Freytag, Sidney; and a brother-in-law, Eldon Montague, St. Marys.
Deceased are a brother, Ed Freytag; a sister, Mary Montague; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Freytag.
He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Minster VFW, American Legion and Fraternal Order of Eagles #1391. He was a former Ft. Loramie school board member for eight years, a former Fort Loramie village councilman and a Shelby County Republican committeeman. He was a retired brick layer and co-owner of Freytag Brothers Masonry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers during WWII.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial with full military honors by the Minster Firing Squad will follow in St. Augustine Cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be made to the Elmwood Activity Fund and Minster Firing Squad.
Condolences may be sent to www.hogenkampfh.com.
