Rosemary Freeman, Carmel, Indiana
July 22, 1933 - September 29, 2022
Rosemary Charlene Freeman, age 89, passed away peacefully at Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel, Indiana on Thursday, September 29, 2022 surrounded by family.
Rosemary was born on July 22, 1933 in Simpson, Kansas to her parents, Marjorie Pfeifer and James Collins. She was the oldest of four children and grew up in the home of her grandparents, Charles and Mattie Pfeiffer. The family first lived on a farm outside of town and later in the town of Simpson where Rosemary graduated from high school.
She was preceded in death by an infant brother Eldon Wayne Carlton, and husband W. Ronald Freeman.
She is survived by sister Wanda (Carlton) Barnes of Denver, CO and brother Wesley Carlton of Greensburg, KS.
Rosemary married her high school sweetheart W. Ronald Freeman on June 24, 1952 in Caney, Kansas.
She accepted Christ as her personal savior as a young adult. She clung to her faith tenaciously and was diligent in “working out her salvation with fear and trembling.”
Early in their marriage Ron and Rosemary lived in several Kansas towns including Minneapolis, Concordia, and Salina, then later. Wichita where they raised their family. For two years in the early 1970s they volunteered as house parents at the Wesleyan Indian Children’s Home in Custer, South Dakota and American Indian Mission in Rapid City, South Dakota. Following their service in South Dakota, they returned to Wichita, Kansas. Later moves for Rosemary included Hillsboro, and Beloit, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Carmel, Indiana.
Rosemary was talented in many areas including singing, writing and art. She enjoyed reading and was a “lover of books.” Many of her articles were published in denominational and other Christian publications. She authored and illustrated a book, The Day of the Song, following a trip to visit her daughter’s family during their first term as missionaries in Guatemala. For many years, she wrote, published and distributed a monthly newsletter, “The Kinsfolk Courier,” for family and friends.
Rosemary is survived by her four children: Rhonda Charlene (Robert) Gilbert, Ronald W. (Marilyn) Freeman, Rob J. (Theresa) Freeman, and Randall (Linda) Freeman, fourteen (14) grandchildren, thirty-seven (37) great-grandchildren, and two (2) great-great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420. Viewing will be held at the funeral home from 12-1 p.m.
Interment will follow at the Highland Church Cemetery, 312-382 Lark Road, Glasco, KS 66948.
Memorial gifts can be directed to National Pro-Life Alliance, c/o Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 North Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420.
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