Gone but never forgotten
Freda Thayer
July 29, 1929 – January 3, 2026
Lived 96 years
Terrace Heights Cemetery · Yakima, WA
I love you, a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck, betcha pretty penny I do!
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1929
Born July 29
1939
Freda was 10 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1944
Freda was 15 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1947
Married
1954
Freda was 25 when Boeing's Dash 80 jet prototype made its first flight
1962
Freda was 33 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1979
Freda was 50 when the Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA championship
1981
Freda was 52 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Freda was 65 when Jeff Bezos founded Amazon near Seattle
2001
Freda was 72 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
Freda was 87 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2022
Freda was 93 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2026
Passed away January 3, age 96
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