Wednesday, June 17th, 2015
Roger Freeman
Roger L. Freeman, 79, New Bremen, Ohio, died 4:08 P.M. Monday, June 15, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 19, 1936, in Celina, Ohio, the son of Earl and Esther (Linn) Freeman.
He married JoAnn Davis on October 22, 1956, in Celina, and she survives at the residence.
He is also survived by his two children: Rebecca (Guy) Waterman of New Bremen; James (Debra) Freeman of New Bremen. He is survived by three grandchildren: Anthony (Angela) Waterman; Amanda (Benjamin) Wibbeler; and Aaron (fiancee Rachael Wynk) Freeman. He is also survived by three great-grandchildren: Hunter Waterman; Hayden Wibbeler and McKenzie Waterman. He is survived by his siblings: Jeannette (Charlie) Grieshop of Mendon, Ohio; Bill (Cathy) Freeman of Wabash, Ohio; Don (Kathy) Freeman of Celina; Dennis (Mary Jane) Freeman of Coldwater, Ohio. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Carol Freeman Donovan of Celina.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother, Dan Freeman.
Roger was a 1954 graduate of Celina High School. He was a tool and die machinist and had worked 43 years at Stamco in New Bremen, and had previously worked at Ford Motor Co in Flint, Michigan, and also at New Idea and Huffy Corporation.
Roger was a muzzle loading rifle enthusiast, and was a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Assocation, the New Bremen Rod and Gun Club, and the National Rifle Association. He was a trustee of the Willow Grove Cemetery in New Bremen.
He and his wife, JoAnn, enjoyed riding their motorcycles together, touring the US, and he also enjoyed riding his Helix scooter around town. He was a member of Saint Paul's United Church of Christ in New Bremen.
Funeral rites will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, June 19, 2015, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, Ohio, the Reverend Steve Wills, officiant. Burial will follow at Willow Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Thursday at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, Ohio, where memorial gifts may be given to either the "One of One Thousand" Fund of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association; the New Bremen Rod and Gun Club, or Willow Grove Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to Roger's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
