Delores Mae Stephenson and Fred Alfred Frehner
FRED ALFRED FREHNER was born January 31, 1928 in Monticello, Green, Wisconsin,2609 and died December 15, 2014 in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.2609
He married DELORES MAE STEPHENSON on February 11, 1950 in Zwingli Reformed Church, Monticello, Green, Wisconsin,11881 daughter of MABEL HILDA ANDERSON and BYRON SPENCER STEPHENSON. She was born March 28, 1929 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin,56 and died October 17, 2010 in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.56
Marriage Announcements and News
Wisconsin State Journal, February 12, 195011881
Miss Stephenson Married to Fred A. Frehner
ALBANY—Miss Dolores Stephenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Stephenson, Albany, and Fred A. Frehner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Frehner, Monticello, were married Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Zwingli Reformed church, Monticello. The double ring ceremony was read by the Rev. A. R. Achtemueler before an altar decorated with candelabra and pink, yellow, and white snapdragons.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white satin gown made with a sheer yoke ending in a pearl-trimmed bertha, long pointed sleeves, and a train. AN orange blossom crown held her net veil, which was trimmed with small orange blossoms, and she carried pink roses.
Miss Marlan Karlen was the maid of honor, wearing a similar floor-length gown of rose satin with a matching sweetheart hat headdress and mitts. She carried pink-edged white carnations.
Identical blue satin gowns with matching hats were worn by the bridesmaids, Misses Clara Frehner, cousin of the bridegroom, and Joanne Stephenson, sister of the bride. Their bouquets were of yellow carnations.
As her cousin's flower girl, Sandra Kay Swenson was dressed in white brocaded satin with a matching sweetheart hat and carried a colonial bouquet of pink flowers. James Frehner, nephew of the bridegroom, was the ring bearer and carried the rings on a lace-trimmed heart-shaped white satin pillow.
Laurence Karlen was the best man and the ushers were Douglas Stephenson, brother of bride, and John Frehner, cousin of the bridegroom.
The bride's mother chose a taupe-colored street-length dress and the bridegroom's mother a grey flowered dress. Both had pink carnation corsages.
The couple received 250 guests in the parish house after the ceremony. Three cousins of the bride, Misses Patsy Wilson, Darlene Hanson, and Mary Anderson, and Marjorie Hefty, and Mary Ann Oberhalzer, a pupil of the bride, served.
The couple left on a trip to the south and will return March 1 to reside in Hallandale, where the bridegroom will manage the Star Galley Cheese factory. Mrs. Frehner, a graduate of Green County Normal school, is a teacher at the Smiley school near Albany.
Obituaries
Fred Alfred Frehner, 86, of Urbana, formerly of Monroe, WI and Lehigh Acres, FL, passed away at 10:25 pm, December 15, 2014 at the Canterbury Ridge Assisted Living Residence.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation or viewing. Renner-Wikoff Chapel in Urbana is handling arrangements.
Fred was born in Monticello, WI January 31, 1928 to Emil and Marie Wettach Frehner, both immigrants from Switzerland. He married Dolores Mae Stephenson on February 11, 1950. They enjoyed 60 years of devoted companionship before her death in 2010. Fred was also predeceased by his parents and his brother John. Surviving are two daughters: Linda (John) Braden of Champaign, IL and Beverly (Lawrence) Mitchell of Huntsville, AL; four granddaughters: Colette (Richard) Abel of League City, Texas, Holly Mitchell of Huntsville, AL, Sarah Katherine (Theodore) Brenner of Madison, WI, and Elizabeth (Jon) Wood of Fairfax, VA; and six great-grandchildren.
Fred graduated from Monticello, WI High School in 1946 and soon joined the family profession of cheese making. After several years making Swiss cheese independently in small rural factories in southern Wisconsin, he worked in a cheese making supply business in Monroe for about 30 years. Following retirement, in 1992, Fred and Delores enjoyed 14 years in Florida before moving to Urbana in 2006. Fred was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Urbana and the Elks Lodge of Champaign. He had a wry sense of humor and enjoyed mixing a bit of Schweitzerdeutsch into conversations. He and Dolores were wonderful ballroom dancers. Fred was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He deeply cherished his family and friends.
Memorial gifts may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 2004 Philo Road, Urbana, IL 61802 or Carle Hospice, 206A W. Anthony Drive, Champaign, IL 61822.2609
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| April 19, 19307715 | Albany, Green, Wisconsin |
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| April 26, 19407716 | Albany, Green, Wisconsin |
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| April 11, 19509553 | Albany, Green, Wisconsin |
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