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2011
Michelle Frerking Obituary
Michelle A. "Shelly" Frerking, 44, of New Baden, Ill., born April 5, 1967, in Mount Carmel, Ill., died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Frerking was an administrative assistant for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. in Mascoutah, Ill. She was a member of St. George Parish in New Baden, Ill., and the Gold Wing Touring Assoc., Mascoutah Chapter. She was a graduate of Mount Carmel High School, class of 1986 and graduated from Wabash Valley Junior College in 1988.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Norman and Ali Kieffer, Robert and Helen Schubert, and George and Alice Frerking.
Surviving are her husband, Kevin Frerking, whom she married on June 3, 1989, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mount Carmel, Ill.; two children, Megan Frerking and Dylan Frerking of New Baden, Ill.; her parents, Tom and Elizabeth "Liz", nee Kieffer, Hoffman of Mount Carmel, Ill.; a brother, Mike (fiancee, Babette) Hoffman of Allendale, Ill.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dennis and Evelyn Frerking of New Baden, Ill.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Susan and David Press of Belleville, Ill.; grandparents, Joe and Jane Hoffman of Mount Carmel, Ill., and Dorothy Schubert of Bridge City, Texas; nieces and nephews Austin, Draden and Faith Hoffman, Nicole (Craig) Dierking, Elizabeth (special friend, Charles Ellett) Press, and Rikki, Rilee, and Kaelyn Slayton. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or her children's education fund or to the donor's choice and will be received at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hempenfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011, at Hempen Funeral Home in New Baden, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011, at St. George Catholic Church in New Baden, Ill., with Rev. Eugene Neff officiating. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in New Baden, Ill.
HEMPEN FUNERAL HOME, New Baden, Ill.
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Jennifer Sneegas
June 24, 2011
I am so sorry and deeply saddened to hear that Shelly has passed.
I work for Pioneer in Lawrence KS and Shelly handled our payroll timesheets and other administrative matters. She and you all will be in my thoughts and prayers. I want to share with you, her family, that I got to know her better when Pioneer employees went to Puerto Rico a couple of years ago for a conference. Shelly sat with me on the bus on the way to visit our research station there. We talked about our families and her expression of pride and love for her family touched me. She loved you all very much and you were the center of her world. I am so saddened and I know that you will miss her so much but I hope that you can take comfort in her memory and the memories you made together. She was always kind and helpful to me, she was a really wonderful gal. Megan and Dylan your mom thought you were the greatest and she will always live in your hearts.
God Bless you and take care,
Jennifer Sneegas
June 24, 2011
We are so very sorry and saddened to hear about Michelles passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you, especially Megan and Dylan on the loss of their Mom. God Bless you all.
Kerri, Courtney and Cole Egner
American Heart Association
June 24, 2011
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
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