Cathleen "Cathy" Frerichs

Cathleen Frerichs, 78 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Little Falls. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Faith Lutheran Church in Little Falls, with Rev. Nate Bjorge officiating. Interment will be at Darling Cemetery, northwest of Little Falls. A Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 AM Tuesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's Association. Caring for Cathy and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Cathleen Elizabeth Pederson was born on December 22, 1944 in Waubun, MN, to the late James and Anne (Rabanus) Pederson. She was united in marriage to Lyle Frerichs on April 4, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN. The couple lived in Bethel, MN until they moved up to Little Falls in 1974. They bought Little Falls Lawn and Sports in 1975, which they operated together until 1995, when they sold the business. Cathy continued working as a Home Health Aide for a couple of years and then she went to work at the Dollar Tree. In her spare time, Cathy was an avid oil painter of wildlife and landscapes, many of which she sold and also donated for charitable causes. While a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Little Falls, Cathy painted the murals on the walls of their hallways and classrooms. Lyle and Cathy enjoyed two trips to Alaska. The first with friends for their 25th Wedding Anniversary and the second with the Bethel Lutheran Church group. She also enjoyed going on camping and fishing trips to Canada with friends and especially her granddaughters. Cathy is survived by her husband, Lyle; children, David (Shelley) Frerichs of Becker, MN, and Tammy (David) Doble of Royalton, MN; son-in-law, David Krzmarcik of Jordan, MN; granddaughters, Angie Frerichs, Jess (Trampis) Keller, Cassie (Matt) Sandin, Heather (Ian) Doble-Medeck, Amanda (Michael) Hoium, Nicole (Justin) Krzmarcik-Woessner, Mikaela Krzmarcik, and Brandi (Enrico) Vermeulen; great-grandchildren, Zak, Nick, and Cecelia Christianson, Nolan, Van, Farrah, and Vada Sandin, Emily Keller, Jazmine Boeshans, Trent, and Jozie Doble-Medeck, Nash Hoium, and Mila Woessner; great-great-granddaughter, Aubree Mosbrucker; sisters, Melissa (Bill) Keshlear of Austin, TX, and Deborah Hawthorne of Puposky, MN; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Anne Pederson; daughter, Barbara Krzmarcik; brothers, Stephon, David, and Jimmy Pederson; sisters, Ann Marie, Luella, Rebecka, and Laura Pederson.

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Cathleen "Cathy" Frerichs

December 22, 1944 - November 17, 2023