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George L. Freese May 20, 1922 to July 21, 2007 

George Freese age 85 of Amber, died Saturday morning, July 21, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 10:30 Tuesday morning, July 24, 2007 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery. Rev. Cynthia MacKenzie will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 3 until 7 Monday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wayne Zion Lutheran Church or Camp Courageous. Surviving is one brother, Ted (Bernice) Freese, Monticello, and nieces and nephews, Vickie Pavelec, Kevin Freese, Jeff, Mark and Steve Zumbach, Dorothy Schaefer, Byron and Gerald Freese. He was preceded in death by his Parents, his sister and brother-in-law, Mary (Elmer) Zumbach, a brother and sister-in-law, Edwin (Lucile) Freese, and a grand-nephew, Sean Freese. George L Freese was born May 20, 1922 in Wayne Township, Jones County, Iowa. He was the son of Henry Dietrich and Grace Maria Burrack, Freese. George attended the rural schools in Wayne Township and graduated from the Monticello Community Schools in 1940. George worked for Eilert Prull in his spraying business. He was employed as a mechanic at Huerter's Pontiac in Anamosa for many years. In 1966 he went to work at Kwik-Way in Cedar Rapids as a machinist. He retired after 22 years in 1988. George was a life long member of the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church where he was baptized. George Confirmed his faith on May 3, 1936. He also belonged to the Machinist Local 831 and the National Rifle Association.