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Leah Froelich (Barrus)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Death: September 06, 2002 (97)
Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Owen Henry Barrus and Mary Ann Hunter
Sister of PFC Edward Hunter Barrus; Edith Marion Dew; Arthur Leland Barrus; Esther Louisa Warner; Amy Caddy and 4 others
Half sister of Owen Laverne Barrus; George William Barrus; Henry Francis Barrus; Bert (Bertie) Barrus; Nellie Louise Smith and 2 others

Managed by: Jim Wile
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About Leah Froelich

Leah Barrus Froelich, age 97, passed away at the Murray Care Center on Sept. 16, 2002.

Born in Grantsville, UT; on Jan. 20, 1905, to Owen Henry Barrus and Mary Ann Hunter. Married Ernest Alvin Froelich in Evanston, WY. July 28, 1927. Later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Active member of the LDS Church, serving in many positions. Worked as a Pink Lady at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest A. Froelich, Provo; and a son, E. Robert (Sally) Froelich, Salt Lake City.

Survived by a son, Dale J. (Krista) of Murray; brother, Ralph Barrus of Salt Lake City; 12 grandchildren: Becky Gorrell, Provo; Jillene (Phil) Turner, Bountiful; Shaun (Bonnie) Froelich, Layton; Kelly (Shauna) Froelich, The Woodlands, Texas; Melissa (Kenneth) James, San Jose, CA; Tawnya (Larry) Roth, U.S.A.F.; Matthew D. (Karla) Froelich, Spanish Fork; Maren (Robert) Wiechert, Magna; Mark (Michelle) Froelich, Park City; David (Jeanette) Froelich, Auburn, Washington; Diane (Kent) Sweat, Hebert City; and Douglas (Janet) Froelich, St. George; 49 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. in the Pleasant View 9th Ward, 2445 North 650 East, Provo. A viewing will be held at the Church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the services.

Interment, Murray City Cemetery, 5490 S. Vine, Murray. Services are under the direction of Walker Family Mortuary of Provo.

Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) Date: September 18, 2002

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Leah Froelich's Timeline

1905
January 20, 1905
Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States
2002
September 6, 2002
Age 97
Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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Murray City Cemetery (Plot 08-061-7-2), Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States