Catherine "Kitty" Freed memorial service on Dec. 17
A memorial service and celebration of life of Catherine "Kitty" Freed will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, Dec. 17, in English Chapel. She died at her home on Nov. 25. Mrs. Freed served as First Lady at Ohio Northern from 1979 to 1999 when her husband, DeBow, was university president.
There will be a display of mementos and a video of her life of service at 10 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. in English Chapel.
A video of the Freed years at Ohio Northern will be shown at 10:20 a.m.
Following the 11 a.m. service, a buffet lunch will be served in McIntosh Center. The videos of her life of service and the Freed years at ONU also will be shown during the lunch.
A memorial service will be held later at the Old Cadet Chapel at West Point, N.Y, prior to burial in the West Point National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to [email protected] or mailed to Dr. Freed at 205 W. Lima Ave., Ada, Ohio 45810.
Mrs. Freed's complete obituary was posted in The Ada Icon on Nov. 28.
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