Phoebe J. Frederick

She is survived by her two sons, Ronald A. Frederick and wife, Marie of Temecula, California and Steven R. Frederick and wife, Cheryl of Saugerties, New York; two granddaughters, Nancy E. Frederick of Raleigh, North Carolina and Sara J. Fisher and husband, Shane of Murrieta, California; a great grandson, Nolan Fisher and a great granddaughter, Phoebe Fisher. Phoebe was a homemaker most of her life. She served on the Winterset Hospital board and served on the Winterset Library board for 32 years. She was a member of the PEO and Progressive Study Club, both for over 50 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women of Winterset and was also a member of Friends of the Library and the Madison County Historical Society. She was a former member of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Robert O. Frederick who died October 23, 2003. Phoebe was born November 15, 1915 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph M. and Mabel (Mason) Nemecek. Her marriage to Robert O. Frederick took place on May 30, 1941 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Phoebe graduated from Coe College in 1937 and was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. The day after graduation, she went to work at Inter Ocean Re Insurance Company in Cedar Rapids where she worked for four years while Bob was in law school and getting established in his law practice in Winterset. She was born and raised in Cedar Rapids and lived there 25 years before moving to Winterset in June of 1941 as a new bride. Visitation: 10:00 a.m., Monday July 11, 2005 at First United Methodist Church, Winterset, Iowa Service: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church (309 E. Jefferson St., Winterset, IA 50273), Middle River Hospice (300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, IA 50273), or Mercy Hospice (5820 Winwood Dr., Johnston, IA 50131-1651). Memorial: Immediately following the memorial service family will receive friends July 11, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall