Freida L. Hocking
April 3, 2011
Freida was born December 27, 1922 in Van Buren County, Iowa to Manley and Hazel 'Shampnoi' Pratt. She was raised and attended rural schools in Van Buren County. After her schooling she did house work for several people in the area. Freida was married to Gerald 'Jerry' Hocking on October 12, 1939 in Ft. Madison, Iowa. The couple lived and farmed in Ft. Madison for eight years and then move to Lincoln, NE. so Jerry could attend aviation mechanic school. The couple then moved to Scribner and finally to Hooper.
Freida attended Bahner's Beauty School in Fremont and then opened a beauty salon in Hooper which she ran for about 20 years. After the beauty salon Freida worked with her husband and did the books for Standard Oil, then the couple operated the Dairy Bar where the Hooper Senior Center is now.
Freida was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper and the Friendship Chapter 122, Order of Eastern Star in Hooper, where she is a past Worthy Matron.
Survivors:
Daughter - Shirley and husband David Brandert of Fremont
Sons - Cecil Hocking of Hooper
Bill Hocking of Hooper
6 grandchildren - Amy Brandert of Fremont, Shelly and husband Jim Morton of Lincoln, Corey and wife Katie Brandert of Omaha, David Hocking of Beemer, Terri and husband Matt Raasch of Wisner and Rob and wife Brandy Hocking of Hooper.
8 great grandchildren
Sisters - Shirley Frink of Fremont
Evelyn Dovico of Batavia, IA.
Freida was preceded in death by her husband Jerry in 1998 and 3 brothers
The funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper. The Rev. Joel Schroeder will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hooper Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star and Redeemer Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 7pm at Ludvigsen's Hooper Funeral Chapel. An Eastern Star Service will be at 7pm which is open to the public also at the funeral home in Hooper. Visitation will continue one hour before the service at the church.
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