HILLS, Minn. — Duane H. “Bud” Freese, 86 of Hills, Minn., passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018, at the Tuff Memorial Home of Hills, Minn.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 21, at Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, Minn. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, Minn. with military honors by Jack Sauter Post No. 404 American Legion. Visitation with the family present, will be Monday, August 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills.
Duane Howard “Bud” Freese was born November 21, 1931, at Wessington Springs to George and Fern (Schwab) At the age of nine, his mother was married to Theodore “Penn” Rogers. They moved to a farm near Doon, Iowa where he graduated from Alvord High School in 1949. He was enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1951- 1984, serving two tours in Vietnam. He was united in marriage to Barbara Louise Welton May 1, 1954. The couple lived various place while he served in the U.S. Army. In 1984, they moved to Hills, Minn. There he managed a hog confinement for a few years, before driving a semi over the road.
He is survived by his children, Debbie (Stanley) Andringa of Armstrong, Iowa, and Douglas Freese of Mesa, Ariz.; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and many other extended family.
He was preceded in death by his wife; brother, Ted Freese; sister-in-law, Shirley Freese; and brother-in-law, Charles Welton.
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