Charles 'Charlie' Eugene Frey
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COLUMBIA CITY – Charles “Charlie”
Eugene Frey, 85, died at 8:50 a.m.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Peabody
Retirement Community, where he had
been for the past eight days.
He was born on Jan. 6, 1934, in
Coldwater, Mich., a son of the late Paul D.
and Al Wilda Wright Frey. Charlie graduated
from Laketon High School in 1952.
On Aug. 30, 1952, he was united in
marriage to Elizabeth Floyann Eads.
Throughout their marriage they lived in Bulux, Miss.;
Laketon, Fort Wayne and Columbia City. For 25 years, they
spent their winters in Sebring, Fla.
Charlie was a real estate agent, a general manager at
Indiana Farm Bureau in Allen, Whitely and Noble counties
and the owner-president of Frey’s Fancy Veal.
He was a member of Columbia City Church of the
Brethren.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Floyann; a son,
Mark (Teresa) Frey, of Leesburg; three daughters: Vicki
(Mark) Eckman, of Kokomo; Tina Bolinger, of Columbia City;
and Mary (Tim) Burelison, of Pierceton; nine grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Frey Jr.
The funeral service is 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 at Smith and
Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial is at Covington
Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Visitation is 2 to 5 p.m. on
Sunday, Aug. 4 at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Columbia City Church of the Brethren
Building Fund.
Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.
com.
