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Freda A. Grote, 90, a long-time resident of Los Alamos, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2007, at Casa Real Care Center in Santa Fe. She was born April 5, 1917, in Russell, KS, the second of three children born to Jacob and Christina Lind. Jacob had been a captain in the Imperial Army of Emperor Czar Nicholas II before he and his wife emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1913. After her family settled in Manhattan, KS, she attended a German Lutheran school and studied piano at Sacred Heart Academy. She graduated from Manhattan High School in 1934. Freda also attended Kansas State University from 1934 - 1936 before relocating to California in 1938. In the late 1930s and 1940s, Freda lived and worked in the San Diego, CA area. During World War II she was a secretary at the Concrete Ship Construction Company in National City, CA. On July 7, 1952, Freda married Edwin H. Grote at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NM. She and her husband moved to Los Alamos in 1963 when Edwin started working for the Zia Company. Freda was employed as an administrative secretary at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory for many years until her retirement. She remained in Los Alamos until June 2007 when she relocated to Kingston Residence in Santa Fe. Freda was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and volunteered at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and the Hospital Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing bridge, traveling, quilting, sewing, gardening, rock hounding, Scottish dancing, square dancing, fine food, fine music and good friends. She will be remembered for her keen mind and wit. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Grote; her brother, Dr. Leon R. Lind; and her sister, Louise Lind Fullford. Freda is survived by her daughter, Jean Marie Uher and husband, Ken of Los Alamos; granddaughters, Jennifer Uher of Los Alamos and Christina Uher of Santa Fe; sister-in-law, Vivian Lind of Dallas, TX; and several nieces and nephews in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, Florida, and New Hampshire. Cremation has taken place at Berardinelli Family Funeral Services. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, 2007 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Los Alamos. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Los Alamos Hospital Auxiliary, or a favorite animal shelter or hospice. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Services 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM, 87505 (505) 984-8600.
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