Russell Freemyer

Russell Arthur Freemyer, 96, died Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

He was born September 1, 1928, to A.B. and Gladys Dorothy Crowe Freemyer at Frost, MN. He grew up in Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri.

On November 22, 1950, he married Loraine Roush in Shambaugh, IA. They were married for 63 years.

Mr. Freemyer served two years in the US Army in Korea as a heavy equipment operator during the Korean War. He was a farmer and was the first person employed at Federal Mogul where he worked for 19 years.

He was baptized at the Siam Iowa Church of Christ as a young man. He was a member of the Skidmore Christian Church for many years and then the Ravenwood Christian Church for the rest of his life.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 12 at the Ravenwood Christian Church. Burial was in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore. Military rites were conducted at the cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Ravenwood Christian Church, 207 East Elm Street, Ravenwood, MO 64479.

Online condolences may be left at bramfuneralhome.com.

Services were under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville.