Mrs. Helen C. Freer Mrs. helen C Freer, 89, of1147 Brinckerhoff Ave., died Saturday afternoon, September7, 1985 at the Faxton Hospitalafter a brief illness.She was born August 30, 1896, in Edmonston, NY., the daughter of John W and Mary Wood Colgrove. On April 21,1916, she eloped with and married Ralph S. Freer. The couple is a life long residentof Itica. Mrs. Freer was a well-known bowler in Uticaand was Past President of theUtica Women's Bowling Assn.Helen Helped organize the first co-ed league, in Utica,which is still in existance. She also was instrumental inorganizing the Roger's GirlsRecreation League and has bowled in 15 National Tour-naments. Mrs. Freer held the office of Treasurer for theItica Women's Bowling Assn. for 30 years from 1948 until 1978 and was a life member of the women's International Bowling Congress in NY StateWomen's Bowling Assn. andthe Itica Womens Bowling Assn.She also was a member ofthe National State and City600 Club. Helen was the second woman inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame andthey were the only coupleinducted into the Hall ofFame.Mrs. Freer is survived byher husband, Ralph S. Freer, of Itica; her grandchildren,Kenton and Brenda Fehiner, three great-grandchildren, Scott, Shawn and SharnonFehiner, all of Utica; three sisters, Margery Fern, of Norwich, Geneive Boton ofPort Richie, Fl., and evelynCook of Williamsville, NY.She was preceded by onedaughter, Mrs. Helen (Tish)Freer Fehiner.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from The Surridge& Jacobson Memorial Home, Inc.,2212 Genesee St., with the Rev. P. Arthur Brindisi officiating. Interment will bein Crown Hill Memorial Park,Kirkland. Calling hours willbe Monday 2-4 and 7-9.Expressions of sympathy, inmemory of Helen may be made to the American Heart Assn. Paper: The Sunday Observer - Dispatch Date: 8 Sep 1985 Location: NY Source: http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Observer/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201985.pdf/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201985%20-%209524.PDF#xml=http://fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=1addace9&DocId=4866954&Index=Z%3a%2fFulton%20Historical&HitCount=1&hits=40+&SearchForm=c%3a%5cinetpub%5cwwwroot%5cFulton%5fNew%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf Terry ColegroveMy goal is simple - to help you reach yours!Pampered Chef ConsultantConsultant # 546527410-768-4013(h)443-517-7294(c)www.pamperedchef.biz/tcolegrove