Ada Mae Freese

Ada Mae Freese, 96, of Willoughby, peacefully passed away on December 9, 2021 at the Enclave at Newell Creek in Mentor. She was born August 14,1925 in West New York, New Jersey and always kept a hint of her New Jersey accent throughout her life. Ada was valedictorian of her high school and lead actress in her senior high school play at Memorial High School in West New York, NJ. Upon graduation from high school, Ada was Executive Assistant to the President of Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City during World War II, receiving a citation for all her efforts and hard work during the war. Ada met her soul mate Lou at a DeMolay dance and married him on December 18,1949 and during their lifetime raised three children. She unexpectedly lost her husband Lou on July 8, 1990, and now rejoins him. Ada worked administrative roles throughout her life, with her last and longest tenure being Guidance Secretary for North High School in Eastlake, Ohio, retiring at 86 years old, with well over 30 years of service. Ada was a lifelong member of the Order of Eastern Star, a sorority sister of Beta Sigma Phi for decades, as well as a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Mentor, Ohio for nearly 60 years. Ada was an avid swimmer and swam and exercised almost every day of her life up until a couple of years ago. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, crafts, hiking, crossword puzzles, playing games, snacking on ice cream and chocolate, and spending time with family and friends. Ada spent winters with her son Kevin in Naples, Florida as a “snow-bird” for over 13 years basking in the sun, collecting seashells, and swimming each day at Naples Bay Resort. Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl (George) Kirk; sons, Kevin (Kimberley) Freese, and Craig (Patricia) Freese; grandchildren, Kristan (Blake) Kiser, and Keri (Corey) Davidson; and her great grandchildren, Mary, John, and Annalee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis “Lou” Freese, parents, David Elder and Ada Mae Scobie; brother, David Elder Scobie, Jr., and sisters-in-law Jacqueline Scobie and Jewell Seehaus-Fischer. She loved and was loved by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and a myriad of friends. The family will receive friends to celebrate Ada’s life from 4:00pm -7:00p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060 and again on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 from 10:00am - 11:00 a.m. at Advent Lutheran Church, 7985 Munson Rd., Mentor, OH 44060. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. Interment will be in Acacia Memorial Park, Mayfield Heights. Please offer condolences at www.brunners.com.

Ada Mae Freese

August 14, 1925 - December 9, 2021