Official Obituary of
Freda M. McCarter
January 16, 1928 ~ August 25, 2021 (age 93) 93 Years Old
Freda McCarter Obituary
Freda McCarter passed away at her place of residence Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Hollister, CA at the age of 93. She was born on January 16, 1928 in Pittsfield, IL to Joseph Roy and Ellen Cecilia Doyle-McCarter.
She was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, the nineth child of a family of twelve children. Freda moved to California and was employed by California State Automobile Association (AAA) for 37 years. During that time, she broke “the glass ceiling” by becoming a District Manager, serving several locations before settling in Hollister and moving to Ridgemark Golf and Country Club in 1976. She became involved in many local business organizations, was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, served as eucharistic minister, member of the altar society and volunteered at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. Freda enjoyed golf, snow skiing, the San Jose Symphony, ballet and opera. She especially loved traveling far and wide, to include all 50 States, Mexico and Baja, Canada and many trips to Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, Greece and her beloved Italy and Ireland.
She is survived by her brother Thomas Richard McCarter and sister-in-law Lee Test McCarter of Griggsville, Illinois as well as many nieces and nephews, whom she loved very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Roy and Ellen Cecilia Doyle-McCarter; brothers, John Roy, Charles Marcus, Vernor Earl, Eugene Doyle, Joseph James, Merle Edward, Carl William; sisters, Mary Rose, Elizabeth Ellen, Helen Marie; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Cremation arrangements will be handled by Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Family Funeral Home. A mass was held at Immaculate Conception Church, Tres Pinos, CA at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday September 2, 2021. Mass of Resurrection will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pittsfield, IL with interment following at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield is handling the local arrangements.
She was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, the nineth child of a family of twelve children. Freda moved to California and was employed by California State Automobile Association (AAA) for 37 years. During that time, she broke “the glass ceiling” by becoming a District Manager, serving several locations before settling in Hollister and moving to Ridgemark Golf and Country Club in 1976. She became involved in many local business organizations, was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, served as eucharistic minister, member of the altar society and volunteered at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. Freda enjoyed golf, snow skiing, the San Jose Symphony, ballet and opera. She especially loved traveling far and wide, to include all 50 States, Mexico and Baja, Canada and many trips to Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, Greece and her beloved Italy and Ireland.
She is survived by her brother Thomas Richard McCarter and sister-in-law Lee Test McCarter of Griggsville, Illinois as well as many nieces and nephews, whom she loved very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Roy and Ellen Cecilia Doyle-McCarter; brothers, John Roy, Charles Marcus, Vernor Earl, Eugene Doyle, Joseph James, Merle Edward, Carl William; sisters, Mary Rose, Elizabeth Ellen, Helen Marie; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Cremation arrangements will be handled by Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Family Funeral Home. A mass was held at Immaculate Conception Church, Tres Pinos, CA at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday September 2, 2021. Mass of Resurrection will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pittsfield, IL with interment following at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield is handling the local arrangements.
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