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Frances H. Ziegler Freiberger

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Birth	:	18 Jul 1926 Valencia, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	27 Jan 2008 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Saint Charles Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2222200, -70.8913900
Description	:	Frances Close Freiberger, 81, Harveyville, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at a Topeka Care Facility. She was born July 18, 1926, at Valencia, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Freida Glidewell Ziegler. She was a homemaker. She married Joseph Manwaring. They divorced. She married Johnny Close. He died in 1994. She married George Freiberger, October 28, 2007. He survives. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Manwaring, a brother, Eugene Ziegler, and a sister, Margaret Ziegler. Survivors include two daughters, Connie Sue Crockett, Norton, KS, and... Read More	Frances Close Freiberger, 81, Harveyville, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at a Topeka Care Facility. She was born July 18, 1926, at Valencia, Kansas, the daughter of George W. and Freida Glidewell Ziegler. She was a homemaker. She married Joseph Manwaring. They divorced. She married Johnny Close. He died in 1994. She married George Freiberger, October 28, 2007. He survives. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Manwaring, a brother, Eugene Ziegler, and a sister, Margaret Ziegler. Survivors include two daughters, Connie Sue Crockett, Norton, KS, and Debbie McCullough, Harveyville, KS; a son Billy Manwaring, McDavid, FL; a stepson and step-daughter; a sister-in-law, Gladys Ziegler, Overbrook, KS; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Cremation is planned. Graveside inurnment services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2008 in Burlingame Cemetery, Burlingame, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Plaza West Health Care Activity Fund, and sent % Carey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 196, Burlingame, KS 66413. Topeka Capital-Journal, 1/30/2008 ------------------- This isn't any typical love story, but it started out like one. Shy waves shared in the cafeteria blossomed into smooching on a love seat and companionship. But it isn't two young lovebirds tying the knot Sunday — it is a couple in their 80s. They met at Plaza West Regional Health Center, 1570 S.W. Westport Drive, and courted for a couple of months. Then Geo Freiberger, 84, asked Frances Close, 81, to marry him. She said yes. The couple will tie the knot on Sunday. This will be her third marriage and his second. Any jitters? As Close put it: "I'm so damn nervous. I don't know what I'm doing." Wedding Bells - Couple: Geo Freiberger, 84, and Frances Close, 81 [Picture]. Time/Date: 3 p.m. Sunday Location: Plaza West Regional Health Center, 1570 S.W. Westport Drive Cake and punch will be served after the ceremony. Geo Freiberger, 84, and Frances Close, 81, met and fell in love at Plaza West Regional Health Center, 1570 S.W. Westport Drive. Close wasn't looking for love, but it found her in the cafeteria of Plaza West. Her granddaughter had encouraged her to talk to Freiberger. "I kept looking at him, and I thought, 'He doesn't look too bad.' " Close said with a laugh. When she got up the nerve, she shyly waved to him one day at lunchtime. He returned the wave. "We sat there waving at each other, " she said. Freiberger said he noticed Close right away because "her personality is wonderful. She was a loving type of person. I picked her out of all of the women. She was the most congenial." The two courted for a few months. During lunch in the cafeteria about three weeks ago, Freiberger and Close were talking about woes with their roommates. "I said, 'Why don't we get married, ' " Freiberger said. "What's wrong with getting married? Why not?" The couple wanted to tie the knot within a few days of their engagement, but family members and the staff at Plaza West encouraged them to wait a few weeks so plans could be made. There were rings to purchase, and the perfect dress had to be found. "We went to every store in Topeka, " Close said of her quest to find the perfect blue dress. "All the dresses were black. I said, 'I'm not going to a funeral.' " Close finally found her dress at the Salvation Army for $7. Freiberger, who was born and raised in Arkansas, will wear "brand new blue jeans, a white shirt and a borrowed tie." Freiberger was married for 60 years to his first wife. He worked for IBM for many years and moved to Topeka in 2004. Everyone is enjoying the preparations for the wedding, including the staff at Plaza West. "The staff has been out of control, " said Laurie Bunker, who works in social services. Bunker said many people don't realize that love does happen in a nursing home. "I'm so damn nervous, " Close said. "I don't know what I'm doing." This will be marriage number three for Close, who has trouble hearing and wears headphones and a special device people can speak into. She spent 30 years each with her two previous husbands. She was born and raised in Topeka and worked as a waitress in North Topeka at a restaurant she called Jack's Lunch. Close's grandson, Alan Crockett, works at Plaza West and said family members have been supportive of the couple's love and marriage. On Tuesday afternoon, Freiberger and Close sat together on a love seat in the entry way of Plaza West. Close leaned into her love and gave him a kiss. After several seconds, Close turned to the small crowd gathered and said, "I had to come up for air." The two said they don't know what the future holds for them, but they are excited to share the rest of their lives together. "We feel like we're about 20 years old, " Close said. Topeka Capital-Journal By Ann Marie Bush

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Where is Frances H. Ziegler Freiberger's memorial?
Frances H. Ziegler Freiberger's memorial is located at: Saint Charles Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, USA.
When did Frances H. Ziegler Freiberger death?
Frances H. Ziegler Freiberger death on 27 Jan 2008 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 43.2222200
Longitude: -70.8913900

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Joseph Edward “Bill” Manwaring

(1927 - 2003)

William J. “Bill” Close

(1941 - 1994)

Siblings

Eugene William Ziegler Sr.

(1929 - 2004)

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