Frieda F. Hunger

Frieda Hunger, of Bourbonnais, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital. She was 76. Frieda was born on Nov. 17, 1937, to parents to Sebastian and Franziska Hollweck in Lengenfeld, Germany. Frieda retired as a merchandiser for American Greetings after years of service but remained an active member of her community. Frieda was a longtime member of Maternity B.V.M. Catholic Church, where she participated for many years in the choir. She was a lady of the Moose, a member of DANK (German American National Congress), and a volunteer for the family support of the A Company 863rd Engineer Battalion while her husband was a member of the Army Reserve and after his retirement. In her pastime, Frieda was a participant of the Senior Monday bowling league at Brunswick Gala Lanes and a member of the Kankakee Area YMCA, where she loved to swim. Frieda was involved and generously donated to many charities. Frieda loved to travel, especially to visit her family in Germany. As well, she loved to cook, play cards with her euchre card club, enjoy her annual slumber party with her girlfriends and spend time with her family. Frieda is survived by her husband, Bob, whom she married on July 14, 1964, in Nurnberg, Germany. Frieda will be lovingly missed by her children, Donna and Bill Trevino, of Waukegan, Sue and Mike McDorman, of Bourbonnais, and Bobby Hunger and Kathy Bresnahan, of Kankakee. Frieda was a loving Oma to her grandchildren, whom she adored: Alyssa Ullrich, Seth McDorman, Alex Trevino, Tia Trevino, Ava Trevino and Ben McDorman. She is also survived by brother Eduard and Hilde Hollweck, of Berg, Germany; sister Betty Pohl and partner Helmut Melichar, of Nurnberg, Germany; sister Erika and Ossie Spielvogel of Neumarkt, Germany; and sisters and brothers-in-law Jerry and Frieda Chamness, Adolph Hunger, and Gary and Kathy Hunger, as well as many loving nieces and nephews in both the United States and Germany. Frieda was preceded in death by her parents Sebastian and Franziska and her infant brother. Visitation for friends and family will be held Monday, June 23, at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais, from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 24, at Maternity B.V.M. Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., following funeral services. Memorials may be made to Maternity BVM Music Ministry (www.mbvmchurch.org), Hospice of Kankakee Valley (www.hkvcares.com), or University of Chicago Cancer Center (cancer.uchicago.edu)

Frieda F. Hunger

November 17, 1937 - June 19, 2014