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Leona M. Freyling
Born: May 8th, 1935
Died: January 11th, 2020
Obituary
Leona Mae Freyling, 84, of Burlington died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born May 8, 1935 in Hillsboro, Illinois she was the daughter of Cecil Maynard and Julia Frances (Moore) Murphy. She married Charles Freyling on October 2, 1981 in Burlington. He died March 23, 2011.
Leona was a homemaker and a multi tasker. She was of the Lutheran faith. She enjoyed crocheting and crossword puzzles. Leona was a huge advocate for recycling. She was very proud of returning to high school and earning her G.E.D. through Burlington High School in 1992.
She is survived by her two sons; Joe (Linda) Kauzlarich of Colona, Illinois and Shawn (Jackie Davidson) Lewis of Columbia, Missouri; one step-son Charles (Glena) Freyling Jr. of Burlington; numerous grandchildren; and two sisters Barbara Stole and Myrna Clark both of Decatur, Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, one son, one step-son, one step-daughter and one brother.
The graveside funeral service and interment for Mrs. Freyling will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25th at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
The family would like to give special thanks to Great River Medical Center, especially Dr. Sow and the Great River Hospice House nursing staff for the exceptional care they provided to Lee.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Great River Hospice, St. Jude Children's Hospital or the American Heart Association in her memory.