Samuel J. 'Sam' Froelich
Samuel J. "Sam" Froelich, 66,
407 S. Kansas Ave., retired owner and operator of Froelich
Enterprises in Newton, died Saturday (April 25, 1998) at Sedgwick
Healthcare Center.
He was born May 30, 1931, in Optima,
Okla., to William and Mary (Haley) Froelich. He married Blanche
Turner Dillon June 12, 1973, in Newton. She survives of Newton.
He was a member of the Salem United
Methodist Church, American Legion Wayne G. Austin Post No. 2, and
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aeries No. 2516, all of Newton. He was a
United States Marine Corp veteran serving during Korean war.
He attended schools in Optima, Okla.,
Liberal, Enterprise and an academy in Washington, D.C. He was a
graduate of Bethel College with degrees in economics and business
administration. He worked most of his life as a salesman for
Montgomery Ward and Sears and Roebuck Co.. He formerly operated
Froelich Insurance Agency in Newton. He was a bail bondsman and owned
rental houses. He was interested in ancient history.
Other survivors included: one step-son,
Randall J. Dillon of Newton; two brothers, William Froelich of
Portland, Tenn., and Daniel Paul Froelich of Woodline, Md.; four
sisters, Mildred Brown of Lacresenta, Calif., Ruth Haley of New
Castle, Calif., Magadlin "Mag" Brown of Hooker, Okla., and
Martha Rittenhouse of Aurora, Colo.; and two step-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by one sister, Luta Jane Erhardt.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Verney Unruh from First
United Mennonite Church officiating. Friends may call until 9 p.m.
today at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. Family will greet friends
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials have been established with
the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.
