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Leda Frew Obituary

Frew, Leda Marie

Age 81 of Naples, FL and Chicago, passed Sept. 30, 2022. Born in Chicago on Nov. 7, 1940, Leda worked as a beautician, as well as served as a Certified Fingerprint Tech with Chicago PD.

Wife of the late William F. Frew; mother of Sally (William D.) Robinett of Chicago and Susan Frew Tanner of Naples, FL; grandmother to: Daniel (Amanda) Robinett, Breanna (Joshua) Maldonad and Cassey (Tyler) Ingram; great grandmother of Payton, Kennedy and Luna Robinett, Magnolia Maldonad and Everly Ingram; daughter of the late Roy and Cecelia (Lemuiex) Blouin; sister to Patricia (Don) Fowell of WI and the late, Roy (Joanne) Blouin and aunt to several nieces and nephews, including her Goddaughter Jennifer Foyt.

The family will receive friends for a visitation on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 at Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 E. Kahler Rd. in Wilmington (815-476-2181) from 12:00 p.m. until the time of funeral service, 2:00 p.m. Fr. Sebastian Gargol from St. Rose Church in Wilmington will preside. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Wilmington.

Family and friends are encouraged to sign onto www.BaskervilleFuneral.com to sign the guest book, upload photographs and share Leda's memorial page via social media.

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington, Illinois.

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To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 7, 2022.

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Susan Tanner

January 23, 2026

I miss you, Mom. It is so hard to believe that you are gone from this world. I love you!

DT

October 4, 2022

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends. Please take comfort in the words found at 2nd Thessalonians 2:16,17.

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for Leda Frew

Oct

10

Visitation

12:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Baskerville Funeral Home Wilmington

700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington, IL 60481

Oct

10

Funeral service

2:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Baskerville Funeral Home Wilmington

700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington, IL 60481

Oct

10

Interment

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Mount Olivet Cemetery

700 West Kahler Road, Wilmington, IL 60481

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Baskerville Funeral Home - Wilmington

700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington, IL 60481

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