Jane H. Frelick

Wilmington - Jane Frelick, age 99, wife of the late Robert Frelick, M.D., died on September 4, 2019 at the Lorelton in Wilmington. Jane Owen Hayden was the daughter of Oliver and Dorothy Hayden of Wilmington.

After graduating from Friends School in 1937, Jane earned a BA from Oberlin College, Ohio, and a masters-in-nursing from Yale University. She joined her husband and worked as a civilian nurse with the occupation forces in Germany in 1946-47. Subsequently, they established a medical practice from their home office on Murphy Road, serving the community for 30 years. They moved to her parents' home in Westover Hills in 1976.

Jane's home was a welcoming sanctuary to itinerant opera singers, exchange students, refugees, far-flung family and friends. She campaigned to educate children against smoking, to stop gun violence, to promote fluoridated water and safe and legal abortions. She tutored at the Baylor Women's Correction Facility and the Ferris School, served on the board of the Delaware Center for Justice, and was active in the PTA, the League of Women Voters, Opera Delaware, and PFLAG. She was a lifelong member of The Brandywiners and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek.

Jane is survived by five children: Sally O'Byrne (Terry O'Byrne) and Scott Frelick of Wilmington; Susan Goekler (Mac Goekler) of Rehoboth; Alcy Frelick (Bill Martin) of McLean, VA; and Bill Frelick (Helen Lann) of Columbia, MD. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek, 579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711, on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be private.

In memory of Jane, please donate blood to your local blood bank or hospital or make a memorial donation to Delaware Center for Justice, 100 W. 10th St. Wilmington, DE 19801.

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Published by The News Journal on Sep. 8, 2019.

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BEVERLY-IN-HEAVEN AND ARNIE SHER SAMSON

August 31, 2021

OUR FAMILY MOVED FROM ALTOONA PA. 1955 TO CONCORD PIKE-DRS. FRELICK/BENGE WERE OUR FAMILY DOCTORS. THANK YOU FROM OLDEST SON OF SAMSON FAMILY. BLESSINGS/SHALOM FROM BEVERLY-IN-HEAVEN AND ARNIE SHER SAMSON TOWNSEND DE.-TO FAMILY/FRIENDS.

MURPHY RD/DEERHURST 202/CONCORD PIKE

August 31, 2020

MURPHY RD. AND DEERHURST/ACROSS FAIRFAX-DOCTORS OFFICE WHITE HOUSE/WHITE PICKET FENCE 1950'S-WONDERFUL CARING MEDICAL PRACTICE OF DRS. FRELICK/BENGE-WHEN 202 WAS 2 LANE ROAD-FRIENDS/CAREGIVERS TO MANY....THANKS.

Lucille Karnik

September 12, 2019

Jane was a vital part of our church family at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek. Her generous summer rentals of her Dewey Beach home were the center of several family vacations and women's retreats. It was fascinating to listen to her stories and hear her views on many vital issues. I remember several times in the last 20 years that she would say, "I'm thinking about what to do with the rest of me life." Jane will be missed, she will be remembered, and she will live on through the legacies of family, friends and hard work. She remains a wonderful role model to us all.

Sam Waltz

September 8, 2019

My wife Sandi and I send our "Prayers for the Peace that Passeth Understanding" on the passing of Jane Frelick and the link to this incredible couple of Jane & Bob.

Sandi and I knew each of them through our Civic Volunteering, particularly via the American Cancer Society, and our work to fight Cancer, and to end Smoking, as well as access to Tobacco that the Industry targeted to Youth.

Although I knew Bob better than Jane, it was no secret to any of us that her passion for the fight -- and for life -- was equal to his. One fond memory of them is being behind their car on Route 52, more than once, with the ONC vanity tag on his car.

We send our condolences to the family.

September 8, 2019

SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO WONDERFUL/CARING FAMILY/FRIENDS. DR FRELICK/FAMILY AND DR BENGE/FAMILY WERE THE BEST BACK IN EARLY '50'S-MURPHY RD/DEERHURST/FAIRFAX-TREATED CONCORD PIKE AREA. THANKS TO THEIR FAMILIES FOR LOVING CARE THESE TWO FAMILIES GAVE TO DELAWARE.

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