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Obituary for Earnest A. Frieze, Sr.
Earnest A. Frieze, Sr., age 96, of Council Bluffs, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his residence.
Earnest was born on May 19, 1923 in Council Bluffs to the late Forrest and Mary (Axtell) Frieze Sr. Earnest was a Grain Sampler for the Omaha Grain Exchange, also was a truck driver for the City of Council Bluffs Sanitation Department. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 737 and American Legion Post #2.
Earnest was preceded in death by step-father, Robert Criswell; daughters, Connie and Lois; sister, Lucile; brothers, Fred and Mary, John and Martha, Walt and Forrest Jr., Bud and Zella.
He is survived by wife, Betty; sons, Allen and Debbie, Dennis; daughter, Marie and Steve; two fur babies, Cindy Jo and Candy Sue; brothers, Jerry; Donnie and Ellen, Bobby; sister, Hazel; son-in-law, Mike; sister-in-law, Pat; grandchildren, Gene, Chris and Paul, Brenda, Jerry, Brandie and Shane, Andrew, Michael “Micky” and Sarah, Lisa, Jason, Matt and Alicia, Lucas and Lori; great-grandchildren, Thayne and Amanda, Derrick, Kody, Kyra, Zac, Brett, Cienna, Jaden, Ziva, Marrisa, Abygail, Nathanial, Chloey and Kurt, Breydon, Shayden, Adrian, Austin, Alizia, Alison, Aurora, Callie; great-great-grandchildren, Nevaeh, Atrayu, Kai, Evan, Izabella, Ayden, Lillee Ann and soon to be Willow Mae.
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