WENONA — Freida Mae (Bost) Craig, 96, of Wenona, passed away Monday, Sept. 3, at Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care in El Paso.

Visitation will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Rutland Christian Church in Rutland, where Freida was a long time member. Memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. conducted by Curt Schleich, the husband of Freida’s granddaughter, Carrie. Burial will be at a later date in Rutland Cemetery. Hurst Funeral Home in Wenona is handling her arrangements.

Freida was born in Dana on May 8, 1922, the daughter of Thomas Archie and Thelma Lucille (Burris) Bost. She grew up in the Dana and Rutland area. She married Donald Arthur Craig on June 16, 1945, and farmed near Rutland.

They had four children, Barbara (Alan) Kline, of Lincoln, Richard Craig (deceased), Nancy (Jim) Stephens, of Rutland and Bruce Craig, of Wenona. She also had seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Survivors also include her aunt, Darlene Leonard, of Webster Groves, Mo.; uncle, John D. Burris, of Union Hill, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 18, 2007; her parents; one son, Richard; and one sister, Veldalou Renken.

In 1944 Illinois State University granted Freida a Bachelor of Science in Education, with a focus in home economics. She spent most of her life as a restaurant cook and as food service supervisor at three different nursing homes in the area. In her retirement, she worked as a personal caregiver and as a library assistant at Bond Public Library in Wenona.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rutland Christian Church in Rutland or Bond Public Library in Wenona.

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