Dr. William G. "Doc" Freesmeier

Dr. William Freesmeier Dr. William G "Doc" Freesmeier, a chiropractor, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Quante Freesmeier. The Mass will at 10:30 a.m. CDT Saturday at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church in Florissant, with interment at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. CDT today, with a rosary said at 8:30 p.m., at Stygar Florissant Chapel (314-830-1500). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Holy Name of Jesus, St. Vincent de Paul Society, 10235 Ashbrook Drive, St. Louis, MO 63137, or to the Archdiocese of St. Louis Respect Life Apostolate (Pro-Life), 20 Archbishop May Drive, St. Louis, MO 63119. Dr. Freesmeier was a 1940 graduate of St. Louis University High School and a 1949 graduate of Logan Chiropractic College. He practiced for 50 years in the St.Louis area, He was a member of Legion of a Thousand Men, a charter member and past president of the Jennings Kiwanis and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel St. Vincent de Paul Society and a retreatant of the White House. Other survivors include eight children, William G. Freesmeier Jr. (and Norma) and Robert J. Freesmeier (and Carolyn) Dr. Donald E. Freesmeier (and Jane), D.C., and Dr. Daniel P. Freesmeier (and Ruth), D.C., Mary Beth Lancaster (and Thomas), Dr. Richard J. Freesmeier, D.C., Susan M. Gintz (and Dave) and Tom C. Freesmeier (and Lori); a niece, Kathleen Carpentier; 28 grandchildren, Teri and Christi and Laura and Bob and Bill Freesmeier, Cathy Holway (and Chris), Mary Ann Duffy (and Bob), Tom (and Carleen) and Angie Freesmeier, Andrew and Michael and Elizabeth Freesmeier, Aaron and Jeris Freesmeier, Kevin and Beth Anne and Katie Lancaster, Hillary and Ryan and Kathryn Freesmeier, Vicki Robic (and Cory), Lucy and Jonathon Gintz and Abby and Elly and Libby Freesmeier; and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, William Henry Freesmeier; his mother Gertrude Walsh Freesmeier; and two sisters, Eleanor Wall and Walverna Freesmeier.