Lester E. Freed, 77, of Lafayette passed away at 8:05 am, Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Mary’s Healthcare, Lafayette surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 1, 1940 in Lafayette to the late Harold Arnold and Leone Bell (Hall) Freed. He was a 1958 graduate of Southwestern High School and received hisContinue Reading
Lester E. Freed, 77, of Lafayette passed away at 8:05 am, Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Mary’s Healthcare, Lafayette surrounded by his loving family.
He was born September 1, 1940 in Lafayette to the late Harold Arnold and Leone Bell (Hall) Freed. He was a 1958 graduate of Southwestern High School and received his certification in radio and tv repair. He married the love of his life, Sandra Kay McKinney on April 2, 1961 at St. James Lutheran Church in Lafayette, they were married 56 years. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and worked at Fairfield manufacturing as a machinist and a foreman. He also had his own radio and tv repair business.
Lester enjoyed restoring cars, working on both car and household radios and televisions. He was a member of the Indiana Historical Radio Society, Lafayette Indiana Historic Auto Club, and the Early Birds of Hoosierland.
Along with his wife Sandra, he is survived by his 3 sons, Michael (Holly) Freed of West Point, Brian (Robin) Freed of West Point, R. Scott (Kelly) Freed of St. Petersburg, FL; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Linda (Mark) Eastman of Lafayette.
Memorial contributions in Lester’s name may be given to the Charity of the donor’s choice.
Visitation will be from 9:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am, Tuesday, October 31 at Soller-Baker Funeral Home, Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd with Pastor Daniel Eggold of Grace Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment will immediately follow at West Point Cemetery, West Point.
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