Colebrook News & Sentinel Obituaries, Colebrook, New Hampshire, from Wednesday, November 24, 2004

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RICHARD FREEMAN

     Richard Dean Freeman, 66, of Colebrook, died after a long illness on
Friday, November 19, 2004 at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in
Colebrook.
     He was born February 1, 1938 in Buckner, Ill., the son of Charles and
Alvina (Voss) Freeman. He attended local schools in Buckner, after which he
joined the Navy. After his Naval service he moved to Taunton, Mass., where
he was employed as an oil burner mechanic for Southern Massachusetts Oil
Company.
     Mr. Freeman later owned and operated B&F Oil Company, which he sold in
the late 1980s. Most recently, he was employed by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts as a steam fireman in several Massachusetts hospitals.
     Mr. Freeman had been coming to the North Country for many years and
built his retirement home on North Hill Road in Stewartstown. He enjoyed
the North Country, hunting, fishing and gardening.
     Richard Freeman is survived by his life companion, Jane Marble of
Colebrook; three sons, Shawn Freeman of Raynham, Mass., Tim Freeman of
Taunton and Patrick Freeman of Bridgewater, Mass.; a daughter, Shannon
Freeman of Cape Cod, Mass.; three sisters, Pearl Davis of Franklin, Ind.,
Violet Hub-bard and Virginia Webster, both of Texas; and three
grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles Freeman, and a
half-brother, Gene Veile.