Eileen Louise Freers AMES, Iowa - Eileen Louise Freers, 93, passed away on January 9, 2010, at the Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames. Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at the St. Paul's Catholic Church, Burlington, and a Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at the Northcrest Community, Ames. Burial will take place in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2010, at the Lunning Chapel, 2620 Mount Pleasant St., Burlington. Memorials should be directed to the Easter Seal Society of Iowa or Notre Dame High School Foundation in Burlington. Eileen was born on April 9, 1916, in Marshall County, the daughter of M.V. Nelson and Rosella Helin Nelson. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic School in Marshalltown. After graduation she was employed as a dental assistant to Dr. M.G. Knodle for 10 years. She married Richard S. Freers on April 15, 1941, in Marshalltown. He preceded her in death She was employed as a dental assistant at Station Hospital Camp Butner where her husband was preparing for deployment to Europe during World War II. Upon her husband's return from Germany, they lived in Marshalltown and moved to Burlington in 1948. She was an active member of St. Paul's Catholic Church and St. Paul's Home amp; School Association in Burlington. She was an energetic member of the community and volunteered numerous hours supporting local and national non-profit organizations including Easter Seal Society, Heart Association, March of Dimes, Community Chest Red Feather Campaign, Red Cross, Cancer and Muscular Dystrophy Associations. She had been employed as a processing specialist for the Liheap Program of Community Action of Southeast Iowa for 22 1/2 years. She retired in 2003 due to health problems. She enjoyed spending time with her family, antiquing, quilting, reading, refinishing furniture and working in her yard. She moved to Ames in 2006, making her home at the Northcrest Community. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Kay Freers Doyle and husband, John, of Ames; a son, Stephen S. Freers and wife, Lista, of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren, John J. Doyle and wife, Kristy, Katie Rose Youngberg and husband, Kyle, LaRae and Emily Freers; six great-grandchildren, Dakota, Drew, Mackenzie and Rachael Doyle and Logan and Asher Youngberg; a brother-in-law, Donald Freers; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.