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Obituaries
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Frieda I. Tolander
Age: 86
City: Mount Pleasant
Funeral Home
Kimzey Funeral Home
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Frieda I. Tolander
FRIEDA I. TOLANDER
Mount Pleasant
Frieda I. Tolander, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, February 8, 2021, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.
A family graveside memorial service will be
held at a later date at the Forest Home Cemetery
in Mt. Pleasant. There
will be no visitation at the Kimzey Funeral Home,
which is caring for
Frieda's family. Online condolences may be left at ww.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Tolander, the former Frieda Inga Mock, was born May 11, 1934, in Dobrich, Germany. She was the daughter of Friedrich and Berta (Hillert) Mock. She attended school there. On May 8, 1959, in Kitzingen, Germany, she married Donald Earl Tolander. Mr. Tolander died August 5, 1994, in Columbia, MO.
Frieda and her husband remained in Germany as Mr. Tolander was in the United States Army. They made their home in the United States in 1962.
Mrs. Tolander was a dietary aide at New London Specialty Care. With her husband, they were the caretakers and mangers of the Heidelberg and Starlight Motels. Frieda was primarily a homemaker who loved to cook, bake and crochet. She enjoyed her soap operas on TV.
Survivors include her children, Klaus Tolander (Deborah Kirgan) of Mt. Pleasant, Jimmy Tolander of Mt. Pleasant, Walter Tolander of Nebraska and Marilyn (Chris) Freeman of Hillsboro; two sisters, Annaliese (Donald) Connelly of Washington state and Birgitta Mock of Germany; 7 grandchildren, and several
great-grandchildren.
Her parents, husband; 2 sons, Billy Joe Tolander and Peter Mock; a brother, and a granddaughter precede in death.