Linda Lou Frazee
December 27th, 1938 - November 15th, 2024
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Linda's Obituary
Linda Lou Frazee, 85, of Benton Harbor, went to meet her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, November 15, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 22, 2024 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 555 E. Delaware Ave. Benton Harbor. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac with a luncheon following back at Starks-Menchinger. Friends may visit with the family Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Memorial donations in Linda’s name may be made to the Dementia Society Of America. Those wishing to sign Linda’s Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Linda was born December 27, 1938 in Watervliet to Harry & Florence (Ibbotson) Hiler. She graduated from Eau Claire High School, Class of 1956, and on December 1, she married her high school sweetheart, Carl Frazee, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Watervliet. Linda devoted her life to her husband and family and raising her children while helping Carl on the family farm. Linda had a love for flower gardening which led her to, in 1992 opening her own business, Perennial Accents, at home. Her daughters joined her in the family business, which eventually moved to State St. in downtown St. Joseph, and they operated together for twenty-two years before retiring in 2018. In her free time, Linda enjoyed tending to her flower gardens, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and, most of all, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
On the farm, she was a tireless and productive laborer, in social settings, truly glamorous, at business, thoughtful and generous. To her family Linda was a harbor, a pillar, and a mainstay. The memories of her are precious, her influence ongoing, the expectation of reunion a fountain of hope. To her very last days her smile and quiet laugh were sources of cheer and encouragement. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Linda is survived by her husband of sixty-eight years, Carl; her children, Vickie (Dan) Campbell of Coloma, Fred (Lynda) Frazee of Watervliet, Bruce (Denise) Frazee of Watervliet, Sheila (Bob) Banasik of Coloma; fifteen grandchildren, Heidi (Tim), Ashley, Erika (Tony), Isabel (Paul), Andrea (Jake), Olivia (Joe), Laura (Jack), David, Cara (Eric), Alissa (Steve), Anna (Jacob), Sarah (Frank), Brian, Vanessa (Daniel) & Grant; eighteen great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Nathan, Alex, Eleanor, Vivian, Charleigh, Edmund, Oliver, Wendy, Gwen, Roger, Clara, Elizabeth, Amelia, Brady, Mabel, Mason & Spencer; her sister Rosalie Miller of Watervliet; her brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law-Mary Jane, Patsy, Jim (Ann), Shirley (Jon), Mike, Mark (Julie), Dennis (Karen); and numerous nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Melvin & Jerry Hiler, and a brother-in-law, Manny Miller.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 22, 2024 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 555 E. Delaware Ave. Benton Harbor. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac with a luncheon following back at Starks-Menchinger. Friends may visit with the family Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Memorial donations in Linda’s name may be made to the Dementia Society Of America. Those wishing to sign Linda’s Memory Book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Linda was born December 27, 1938 in Watervliet to Harry & Florence (Ibbotson) Hiler. She graduated from Eau Claire High School, Class of 1956, and on December 1, she married her high school sweetheart, Carl Frazee, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Watervliet. Linda devoted her life to her husband and family and raising her children while helping Carl on the family farm. Linda had a love for flower gardening which led her to, in 1992 opening her own business, Perennial Accents, at home. Her daughters joined her in the family business, which eventually moved to State St. in downtown St. Joseph, and they operated together for twenty-two years before retiring in 2018. In her free time, Linda enjoyed tending to her flower gardens, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and, most of all, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
On the farm, she was a tireless and productive laborer, in social settings, truly glamorous, at business, thoughtful and generous. To her family Linda was a harbor, a pillar, and a mainstay. The memories of her are precious, her influence ongoing, the expectation of reunion a fountain of hope. To her very last days her smile and quiet laugh were sources of cheer and encouragement. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Linda is survived by her husband of sixty-eight years, Carl; her children, Vickie (Dan) Campbell of Coloma, Fred (Lynda) Frazee of Watervliet, Bruce (Denise) Frazee of Watervliet, Sheila (Bob) Banasik of Coloma; fifteen grandchildren, Heidi (Tim), Ashley, Erika (Tony), Isabel (Paul), Andrea (Jake), Olivia (Joe), Laura (Jack), David, Cara (Eric), Alissa (Steve), Anna (Jacob), Sarah (Frank), Brian, Vanessa (Daniel) & Grant; eighteen great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Nathan, Alex, Eleanor, Vivian, Charleigh, Edmund, Oliver, Wendy, Gwen, Roger, Clara, Elizabeth, Amelia, Brady, Mabel, Mason & Spencer; her sister Rosalie Miller of Watervliet; her brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law-Mary Jane, Patsy, Jim (Ann), Shirley (Jon), Mike, Mark (Julie), Dennis (Karen); and numerous nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Melvin & Jerry Hiler, and a brother-in-law, Manny Miller.
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