FRED W. FREEHLING

FUNERAL HOME

Todd Memorial Chapel

570 North Garey Avenue

Pomona, California

FRED FREEHLING Obituary

cancer on October 18th in his home in Apple Valley. He was born December 27, 1934 in Melvindale, Michigan. His family moved to Fontana California in 1942. He is a graduate of Chaffey High School, Mt. San Antonio College and the Ft. Knox Kentucky School of Armor for Officers. He worked at the Hull House in Pomona, Betsy Ross Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppes of which he became part owner, FBC Industries: which included Freeway Auto Lease, Alhambra Mazda, Alhambra Volkswager and became the CEO of Armline Inc. He was owner of Darbo Manufacturing Company in Pomona and retired in 2004. Fred was President of Jaycees and of the Pomona Rotary Club. He was a board member for Le-Roy Haynes Center and for the Pomona Valley Hospital. He joined the Association for the Los Angeles County Fair in 1970 and joined the board of directors in 1973. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. He is survived by his wife Suzanne, son Russell Freehling, daughter Jeanette Wheeler, four grandchildren, Stephen Jordan, Nick Wheeler, Sonja Wheeler and R. J. Freehling. Fred has one great grandchild, Harper Jordan. October 25th Rosary 6:30 p.m. and public viewing 5:00-8:00 p.m. at TODD Memorial Chapel 570 N. Garey Avenue Pomona. October 26th 11:00 a.m. funeral mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 877 N. Campus, Upland. Reception following at Anthony's at the Pomona Fair Grounds. October 28th private burial at Forest Lawn Cementery at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be given to Le-Roy Haynes Center or Pomona Valley Hospital Foundation.

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Published by Daily Bulletin on Oct. 22, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for FRED FREEHLING

5 Entries

Hope White

October 26, 2010

I am so sorry to hear of Fred's passing, Suzanne and family, may you find peace during this time of grief, my blessings go out to you. A wonderful man, full of love and laughter.
Hope Silverthorne White

Rick Martinez

October 25, 2010

I am so sorry to here of Fred passing away,what an awesome blessing it was to have known Fred, He was caring,thoughtful of others and very funny. I learned so much from Him as a Young Man just starting out My Family. He was A Mentor to Me not by words but how He Presented and Conducted His Life, He enjoyed life, You could see it through His eyes and feel it in His presence when You were around Him. When He was the CEO for Armline, We had just moved into the new Building on Reservoir in Pomona, one Saturday when I showed up to prepare for the following Monday, I was planning on where to stock certain items so when My Receiving crew showed up on Monday they could go straight to work because We had a lot of product all over to stock, When Fred showed up He went out to the Warehouse to see what all that noise was, and instead of Fred doing His CEO Work that He came in to do He tucked His tie into His shirt and rolled His sleeves up and jumped on the fork lift and together We Put away a whole lot more stock then I had anticipated on doing, come Monday there was almost nothing left for My Crew, I tell You! I had a hard time keeping up with Fred. Fred really cared about everything that He had in front of Him, Today I care for everything that's in front Me, This is what He taught Me. I thank God that I had the honor to talk to Him about five months ago. I was able to thank Him for being a mentor to Me and that I carried a lot of His Characteristics with out Me realizing it. I also told Him I kept His Mother In law Jokes, He laughed and said oh My!! that's funny. And I also had to apologize for not bringing Him that 1st place trophy of that all Flooring softball Tournament in Cerritos, ca though we took second twice out of about 100 teams. His responce was wow! what a great time and great People that We had at Armline. God Bless You
Fred,

Rick Martinez

October 22, 2010

Suzanne and family:

Sarah and I share your grief as you deal with the loss of this wonderful man. Fred was truly the friend of all. He was compassionate, loyal, humorous, and open hearted to everyone who knew him. He was a true gentleman, and a dedicated volunteer. All of us have lost a companion we really cared about.

Art and Sarah Ludwick

Jane Cashion

October 22, 2010

I am very sorry to know of Fred passing away. He was friends with my dad, John Cashion, in Pomona Rotary. My dad passed away in April of this year. Also, I was a princess at the fair during Fred's time there and we used to go to Mexico with the Rotary. Remember the best memories and things will go easier. Take care.
Jane Cashion

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Nancy Bolin

October 22, 2010

Suzanne and family, I am so sorry to hear of Fred's passing. He was a wonderful man and devoted family man. I keep you all in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.

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