Wilabel C. Freeberg

Wilabel C. (Frassato) Freeberg, age 79, of Moline, formerly of Carbondale, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 10:55 a.m. in the Heartland Care Center.
Wilabel was born in Swanwick on June 11, 1923, the daughter of Janto V. and Roberta (Cupples) Frassato.  She married Dr. William Freeberg on December 19, 1943 in Carbondale and he preceded her in death on February 22, 1987.  She was of the Presbyterian faith, a substitute teacher in the Carbondale School District until her retirement in 1980 and had moved to the Moline area in 1994.
Survivors include a son:  Glen Freeberg, and his wife, Mary Carol, of Waverly, and a daughter:  Susan Kelly, and her husband, James of Damascus, Md., a brother:  Robert Frassato, and his wife Patty, of Pinckneyville, a sister:  Janet Hale, and her husband, Edgar, of Pinckneyville, five grandchildren, along with numerous other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbnad and a daughter, Dr. Ann Freeberg on November 14, 2002.
Friends called at the Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, on Thursday, March 13 from 6 until 9 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Graveside services were held on Friday, March 14 at 1 p.m. in the Bethel Cemetery, Swanwick, with Rev. Howard Self officiating.
Memorials may be made to SIU Touch of Nature.
