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Portrait of James Freitag
In loving memory of

James Freitag

January 10, 1965 – December 24, 2018
Lived 53 years
Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Church · Belleville, New Jersey
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Beloved Husband, Father, Son, Brother and Grandfather, 53

Mr. James W. Freitag, 53, of Belleville, NJ, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville.

Jim was born in Newark, NJ and resided in Belleville for the past 30 years. He was a Master Plumber and worked for the Wayne Board of Education. He was a member of the Wayne Custodial Maintenance Association (WCMA). Jim loved riding his motorcycle. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially with his cherished grandchildren.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years Donna (nee Agliozzo) Freitag; his devoted children Seamus Freitag, and Brittany Bowles and her husband Rodney; his loving mother Irene Gilchrist; his loving siblings Kathleen Russo, Patricia Lind, Robert Freitag, Ellen Krenicki, Laurie Melillo, Daniel Freitag, Peggy Gooney, and Debra Freitag and their spouses. Also his cherished grandchildren Alex Bowles and Zayden Bowles. He is also survived by his many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

Jim is predeceased by his father Robert Freitag.

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1965
Born January 10
1976
James was 11 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1977
James was 12 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
James was 17 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1989
James was 24 when the Berlin Wall fell
1995
James was 30 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
1998
James was 33 when Google was founded
2018
Passed away December 24, age 53
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