- Date Of Birth: September 3, 1924
- Date Of Death: December 9, 2016
- State: Iowa
Freda Cran, age 92, of Livermore passed away on December 9, 2016 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Freda Dora Gronbach, the daughter of Herman Gottlieb and Dora (Rabe) Gronbach, was born on September 3, 1924 in Livermore, Iowa. She graduated from Livermore High School in 1941. On April 12, 1946, Freda was united in marriage with Richard Neal Cran at Immanuel Lutheran Church in LuVerne. Freda had worked in the kitchen at the Legion in Livermore, but she mostly stayed home and took great care of her family. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Livermore and a 25 year member of the Legion Auxiliary. Freda enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her family was the most important thing for her. Left to cherish Freda’s are her children, Kathy Cran of Livermore and Scott Cran and his wife Tara of Bode; six grandchildren, Lynn (Steve) Jackson, Gary (Lindsey) Cran Jr., Carly Cran, Melissa Hundertmark, Kelsi Cran and Kennedi Cran; and five great grandchildren, Alannah, Gary III, Cameron, Avry and Savannah. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Suzie Cran; a son, Gary Cran; two sisters, Mildred Brown and Helen Sinclair; and two brothers, Kelly and Harold Gronbach.
