Loving & Supporting the Freese Family

Friends and Family,

We are all shocked and saddened by Jeff Freese's sudden death.  As we learn to live without him here on earth, we have joy knowing he is rejoicing in heaven with Jesus.   Jeff was a man who lived and loved every day through the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He was selfless in how he loved others and was willing to give up anything for the sake of family and for the glory of God.  It was obvious to anyone who spent time around Jeff to see this unexplainable joy he had.  He left a legacy of God's love and grace on the many lives he touched.  He will forever be remembered as a man after God's own heart.  

His sudden death makes it apparent that our lives could end at any given time, and it is not ours to decide.  So, if any of you do not have this same hope and eternal purpose in Christ, please know it's freely available to you.  Jesus came to earth fully God and fully man to die for our sins, our imperfections and wrongs, so that the power of His resurrection allows us to have an eternal relationship with God that cannot be taken away.  This gift gives us a present hope here and now!  If you have questions about what this means for you or how to gain this same Hope, please feel free to reach out.  It is worth more than anything this world can give.

Donations will help the family with expenses as they go through this difficult and unexpected life change (funeral, college, sudden loss of primary income).

Jeffrey Jason Freese of Chesterfield passed away suddenly in a skiing accident on Saturday afternoon, February 20, 2021. Jeff was born in Kansas City on November 12, 1973 to Linda Mary (Heck) Freese and Brian David Freese. Jeff will always be remembered by his love for serving others and loving as Christ would. He was known for serving widows and refugees through New City Fellowship Workday, building furniture for the girls' home and food pantry with crisis aid in recent years. He graduated from Kansas University and worked as a project manager at Tarlton Corporation for 24 years. He also was a member of the civil environmental and architectural engineering advisory board. He was a member of First Evangelical Free Church, where he served as a small group leader for many years to middle and high school students. He loved skiing, four-wheeling, target shooting, and many other adventurous activities. 

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Kathleen Marie (Harrison) Freese of Arlington Heights, Illinois; his daughters, Katelynn and Ashley; his son, Thomas; his parents, Brian and Linda Freese; his grandfather, Leonard Heck; his brother, Andrew (Pam) Freese; his cousins, Chris (Renee) Heck and Thomas (Caitlin) Heck; his nieces Andrea and Lucinda Freese; and his Uncle Pat (Bonnie) Heck. 

His celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 27, at First Evangelical Free Church of Manchester.  A livestream of the service will be held at live.efree.org. 

Donations in his name can be made to the following organizations:

New City Fellowship Workday: www.workdaystl.org 
Crisis Aid: https://www.crisisaid.org/communityhelpingcommunity/
First Evangelical Free Church:  https://www.efree.org

Philippians 3:8
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.”