- Date Of Birth: June 2, 1925
- Date Of Death: July 3, 2020
- State: Maryland
Falling Waters, WV – Gerard M. Freeman, 95, of Falling Waters, WV died at his home on July 3, 2020.
He was born on June 2, 1925 in Rome, NY son of the late Merritt S. Freeman and Maude Affolter Freeman.
He was married on August 28, 1949 to Mary Lou Woolever.
Gerard was a graduate of Washington Adventist University and the University of Michigan, where he received a Master of Arts Degree in Germanic Languages and Literature. During WWII, he served as an Army Medic in the European Theater. He spent his career as a Federal employee for the Department of Defense working in personnel administration and enjoying travel, genealogy and language study in his spare time. He was a member of the Williamsport Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by his wife on 70 years, Mary Lou, and his three children; Mary Raybits and her husband Robert of Mt. Airy; Alan G. Freeman and his wife Francie of Falling Waters; and Kurt D. Freeman and his wife Dawn of Lawrenceville, GA; 8 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 1 step great grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents he was predeceased by three brothers Garth L. Freeman of CA, Roderick I. Freeman of Rome, NY, and an infant brother Meredith Freeman.
