Berneice
Frey, 79
Platte,
S.D. - Berneice Frey, 79, died on Wednesday,
September 17, 2003 at her daughter's home in Thief
River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, September 22 at
Bethany Lutheran Church in rural West Union, Iowa,
with the Rev. George Davis and Joel Davis
officiating. Casketbearers were Berneice's
grandchildren. Honorary casketbearers were Mabel
Olsen, Evelyn Parish, Irma Balcum and Anna
Gillings. Interment was in West Union Cemetery in
West Union, Iowa.
Berneice
Maxine Chensvold was born on August 17, 1924 in
Ossian, Iowa, the daughter of Arndt Magnus and Mae
Sophia (Osterhus) Chensvold. She was baptized and
confirmed at First Lutheran Church in rural Ossian.
She graduated from West Union High School in 1942.
Following high school, she attended Luther College
in Decora, Iowa, for teaching.
On
December 19, 1943, Berneice was united in marriage
to Harley Lincoln Frey. The couple made their home
in West Union, where they farmed. They then moved
to Fergus Falls for three years, while Harley went
to seminary. After he finished seminary, they moved
to Westby, Wisc., where she worked as a nurse. Her
husband was a pastor, so they lived in several
places where he served as a pastor and Berneice
worked as a nurse, including Toronto, S.D., Crosby,
N.D., and Maddock, N.D. The couple moved to West
Union, Iowa, where they managed a café, then
moved to Mason City, Iowa. Harley served at a
church in Mason City and in Forest City, Iowa.
Berneice also worked at these churches and at a
clothing store. They moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa,
where they managed a group home for the mentally
handicapped. The couple moved to Platte, S.D. for
20 years until they retired. Berneice worked at
several jobs until they opened the Aristocrat Inn
Restaurant in Platte. She was the founder of Aristo
Pie Company, whose pies are still found in stores
today. She retired from the pie company in March
2003 and began working at a nursing home in Platte,
S.D., helping feed the residents. She often baked
cakes, breads and jellies and would visit the
elderly ladies of Platte, sharing her baked goods
and praying with them.
Survivors
include four children, Janice (Rev. George) Davis
of Thief River Falls, Diane (Gerald) Sutton of
Ogilvie, Steven (Marie) of Platte, S.D., and Ruth
(Charles) Anholt of Platte, S.D. ; 15
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three
sisters-in-law, Karen Chensvold of West Union,
Iowa, Gertrude Witt of Elkader, Iowa, and Lavanna
Frey of West Union, Iowa.
Berneice
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,
and a brother, Leslie Chensvold.
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