Mary Carleton Osgood 1000
- Born: 25 May 1910, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1001
- Marriage (1): George Lindsay Freese 8 May 1930 in New Hampshire 1000
- Marriage (2): Linde F. Strom
- Died: 21 April 1997, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut at age 86 1002
- Buried: 24 April 1997, Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut at Rose Hill Memorial Park 1002
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Conn.
April 22, 1997
p. B7
MARY C. (OSGOOD) FREESE STROM
Mary C. (Osgood) Freese Strom, 86, of Granby, widow of Linde F. Strom, died Monday (April 21, 1997) at MeadowBrook of Granby.
Born in Melrose, MA, daughter of the late Dr. William and Eva (Guild) Osgood, she had lived in Granby for over 50 years.
She was employed for many years as a transcriptionist at Shelby Mutual Insurance Company, Connecticut Printers Inc., and retired from Cigna in 1975.
Of Christian belief, she was a member of the South Congregational Church for over 50 years and sang in the church choir. She also was a member of the Granby Civic Club, the Granby Senior Citizens, and was a volunteer for the former VNA of Farmington Valley.
Mary enjoyed Bible Study, reading, gardening, piano playing and travel.
She leaves two daughters, Susan F. Gregory of Granby, Kathryn M. Freese of Waynesboro, PA; three grandsons, Timothy L. Gregory of Rexburg, ID, Peter S. Gregory of New Haven and Michael W. Gregory of Granby; three nephews and several grand-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, 11 a.m. at the South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook St., Granby with the Rev. Geordie Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill at the convenience of the family. Her family will receive friends at the Hayes- Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, 364 Salmon Brook St., Granby, Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the South Congreational Church, Memorial Fund, 242 Salmon Brook St., Granby 06035 or the VNA Valley Care, 8 Old Mill Lane, Simsbury 06070.
Events
• She worked as a transcriptionist at Shelby Mutual Insurance Company, Connecticut Printers Inc., and retired from Cigna in 1975.
• She was a member of the South Congregational Church for over 50 years and sang in the church choir, a member of the Granby Civic Club, the Granby Senior Citizens, and was a volunteer for the former VNA of Farmington Valley.
• She enjoyed Bible Study, reading, gardening, piano playing and travel.
• She had a residence in Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut. She lived in the town for 50 years.
• She had a residence in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
• Her Social Security Number was 044-24-4907.
• Her funeral was held at South Congregational Church (242 Salmon Brook Street) with the Rev. Geordie Campbell officiating 24 April 1997 in Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.
Mary married George Lindsay Freese, son of Earl Percy Freese and Florence Edith Lamb, 8 May 1930 in New Hampshire.1000 The marriage ended in divorce in 1965. (George Lindsay Freese was born 21 November 1910 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts,1003 died 9 February 2000 in Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut 1004 and was buried after 9 February 2000 in Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire at Homeland Cemetery 1000.)
Mary next married Linde F. Strom. (Linde F. Strom was born 10 October 1902 1005 and died in May 1975 1005.)
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