Mary Freeman

Mary Violetta (Noss) Freeman, 78, of Penn Township, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm in Laurel Center, Hamburg. She was the wife of Wayne W. Freeman. Born in Barto, Montgomery County, Mrs. Freeman was the daughter of the late Elwood W. and Emma V. (Shade) Noss. She was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High School and Reading Muhlenberg Vocational Nursing Program. Mary was a member of Zion's Church in Hamburg and loved being a nurse, working at Berks Heim as a charge nurse for 25 years and receiving numerous service awards for perfect attendance, letters of commendation, special thank you for service and recognition as Berks Heim's Outstanding Nurse of the Year in 1985. She was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts; a volunteer at the Lutheran Home at Topton in the home care division; head of the Sunshine Committee at Berks Heim (night shift); served as Key Women at Topton Lutheran Home and was a 4H leader for 10 years. Mary was a mother to her daughter Maggie of Oley; son Wayne, husband of Ginny of Hamburg and son Douglas, husband of Julie of Hamburg. She was a loving grandmother to 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter and a great grandmother to 3 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters Margaret wife of Walter Duchan of Bernville, Marilyn, wife of James Beissel of Mohnton and brother Henry Noss of Sinking Spring. Mary was preceded in death by her brothers Charles and George Noss.
Funeral Service will be held in Bean Funeral Home, 3825 Penn Ave. Sinking Spring, Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11:00 am. Reverend Randy Bond will officiate. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends in Bean Funeral Home Friday 10:00-11:00 am. Contributions may be made to Zion's Church, 770 Zions Church Road, Hamburg, PA 19526 in memory of Mrs. Mary Violetta Freeman. Online condolences may be made at www.beanfuneralhomes.com