Frieda Bachman

Funeral services for Frieda J. Bachman 92, of Wayland will be held Friday, December 10, 2010 at 10:30AM at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will follow at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 9th from 3-7PM at the church, where the family will greet friends from 5-7PM. Frieda Bachman died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the Parkview Home in Wayland. A memorial fund has been established for the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church or Cemetery.

Frieda J. (Hirschy) Bachman was born December 2, 1918 in rural Henry County, the daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Wagler) Hirschy. She graduated from Wayland High School in 1938 and was united in marriage to Earl A. Bachman on September 2, 1938 in Wayland. Frieda was a homemaker and faithful member of the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. She enjoyed housekeeping, canning, baking, sewing, embroidery work, quilting, antique collecting and playing the piano. Frieda loved being outdoors in nature with her cats and dog; and, on the farm, took great pride in her vegetable and flower gardens as well as her manicured lawn. She also loved her family and kept an interest in their lives. Above all, Frieda was always genuinely concerned about the physical and spiritual welfare of others.

Survivors include one daughter, Kathleen A. Showalter of Mt. Pleasant, IA, two sons, William A. Bachman of Mt. Pleasant, IA and Doyle E. and wife Irene Bachman of Wayland, eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, two sisters, Joyce Conrad of Wayland and Lula (Willard) Swanson of Wayland, one brother in law, Dareld Stauffer of Wayland, two sisters in law, Bonnie Hirschy of Wayland and Esther Hirschy of Mt. Pleasant.

Preceding Frieda in death were her parents, husband Earl on September 1, 2007, son-in-law, Dale Showalter, daughter-in-law Joyce Bachman, two brothers, Duwaine Hirschy and Elwyn Hirschy, and three sisters, Joannita Stauffer, Edith Blosser and Ila Lengacher.