FREITAG, Charles Ferdinand

1926 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	FREITAG, Charles Ferdinand
  Birth	4 Jan 1926	Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Obit	Redwood, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	Charles F. Freitag Charles F. Freitag, 76, of Mankato died Saturday, March 2, 2002 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in North Mankato with burial in Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Visitation, which began last evening, will continue today at the church for one hour prior to services. The Woodland Hills Funeral Home of Mankato is handling the arrangements. Charles F. Freitag was born January 4, 1926 in Morgan to Clarence J. and Ella M. (Zamzow) Freitag. On January 1, 1949, Charles married Loretta Bendix at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rapdian. He served in the U.S. Navy from March 28, 1944 to June 16, 1946. After returning from the service, Charles worked for a farmer for many years and then went to work for the city of Mankato's Parks and Forestry Department for 39 years. He started work there as a laborer and progressed to the foreman. After retirement, Charles drove for the Veterans Administration and did various odd jobs in the community. In his leisure time, he enjoyed gardening, playing cards and fishing. Charles was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and the American Legion Post 11 of Mankato. He is survived by his wife Loretta of Mankato; sons Randy Freitag and wife Lisa of Mankato, and Jim Freitag of North Mankato; daughters and their husbands Sharon and Jerry Soost of Mankato, Maxine and Bruce Anderson of North Mankato, and Ann and Dean Evans of Mankato; 17 grandchildren; three great-grand-children; brothers and their wives Ervin and Althea Freitag of Danube, and Sylvester and Ruth Freitag of Fairfax; sisters Florence Helenbolt of Park Rapids, Delores Miller of Spearfish, S.D., LaVonne Chistnagel of South Bend Township; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother Melvin, sister Genevieve Connelly and grandson Jerry Bates. Redwood Gazette, 7 Mar 2002
  Death	2 Mar 2002	Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	Address: home
  Person ID	I2933	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Freitag Family (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

  Father	FREITAG, Clarence Johann Wilhelm,   b. 12 Jun 1897, Sherman, Redwood, Minnesota, United States d. 23 Mar 1956, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, United States (Age 58 years)
  Mother	ZAMZOW, Ella Mathilda Augusta,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Three Lakes Township, Redwood, Minnesota, United States d. 27 Dec 1991, Hutchinson, McLeod, Minnesota, United States (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1919	Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States
  Family ID	F1032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F1038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] Website - Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006 - FamilySearch, viewed transcript image online; 7 April 2018; Charles F. Freitag obituary card.