Cara B. Freese

Cara Lee Bonar Freese, 81 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family after her courageous journey through Leiomyosarcoma for the past year. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Shepherd of the Pines Church in Rice, MN with Rev. David Strohschein officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M. on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN and from 9:30-11:00 A.M. on Monday at Shepherd of the Pines Church in Rice, MN. Caring for Cara and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. To view Cara's funeral via livestream please click link and you will be re-directed. https://my.gather.app/remember/cara-freese Cara was born to the late Dr. Robert Reed Bonar and Doris Irma Carrington on May 3, 1942 in Whitman, West Virginia. She lived all over the country as her dad was a career Naval officer. While living in Coronado, CA, Cara was at a friend's party who had matched up couples. Cara's date asked another gentleman if he would mind switching gals because he really wanted that girl. Cara's new date was George Freese and the rest is history. Cara Bonar married George Henry Freese, Jr. on June 25, 1961 in Moffett Field, CA. To this union was born a son and two daughters: Eric, Rebecca, Dawn. Cara worked many years as a church secretary in several states. Her true love was using her creative talents in so many ways such as painting, making wine and candles and sewing quilts for her family while having young children at home. She also had her own cake decorating business where she also made her homemade mints that many friends and family received during the holidays. Once she moved to Minnesota, she earned her professional framing certificate. She used a lot of her free time to crochet scarves to donate to the veterans, and sewed 1,300+ pillowcases for women’s shelters. All of her kids and grandkids received crocheted snowflakes and Christmas ornaments, all unique like she was. Cara is survived by her husband of 62 years, George; three children, Eric Freese of Granite City, IL, Rebecca Freese of Little Falls, MN, and Dawn (Scott) Enoch of Xenia, OH; sister, Danielle (Louis) Oster of Muskego, WI; 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter.

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Cara B. Freese

May 3, 1942 - August 23, 2023