Dr. Freed memorial service, celebration of life is Saturday
A memorial service and celebration of life for Dr. DeBow Freed, President Emeritus of Ohio Northern University, will be held at the English Chapel on the ONU campus at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.
There will be a display of mementos in the chapel, and a video on his life of service and the Freed years at Ohio Northern will be shown in the chapel at 10 a.m.
A buffet lunch will be served in McIntosh Center following the service. The videos on his life of service and the Freed years at ONU will also be shown during the buffet lunch. All are invited to attend.
Dr. Freed died on Feb. 8, 2020. Click here for his complete obituary.
Video remembrance in Findlay on March 3
A video remembrance memorial time will be held at College First Church of God, Findlay, from 4-6 p.m., on Tuesday, March 3.
A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for June 23, 2020, at 10 a.m., in the Old Cadet Chapel at West Point, N.Y., prior to burial in the West Point National Cemetery.
Dr. Freed requested no flowers or memorial contributions.
Arrangements are being handled by Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada.
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