In loving memory
Freda Maxine Churchman
September 9, 1937 – July 31, 2025
Lived 87 years
Greenlawn · Bakersfield, California
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1937
Born September 9
1939
Freda was 2 when World War II began in Europe
1947
Freda was 10 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Freda was 21 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1962
Freda was 25 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Freda was 39 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Freda was 45 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Freda was 57 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Freda was 64 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Freda was 78 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Freda was 85 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away July 31, age 87
Also resting here
The Churchman name at Greenlawn
Jeannine Michelle Churchman1961 – 2023
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