Freda May Barnard

By Orleans Hub Posted 12 December 2023 at 2:00 pm

MEDINA- Freda May Barnard May 23, 1939 – December 10, 2023 Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Freda Barnard, age 84, of Raleigh North Carolina, formerly of Medina NY, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 10, 2023. She was born in Ridgeway, NY to William Scott Coleman and Doris Lillian Kirkman Coleman. Freda was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Edward, and her brother, Richard and his wife Sara. She is survived by her loving husband, Dan;  children Nadine (Kevin) Gallagher of Hilton, NY, Randy Ruhlman of Medina, NY, Lisa (Larry) Mitchell of Raleigh, NC and Amy (Kevin) Cifelli of Medina, NY, special friend, Lisa Beadle (Lenny Gessin), grandchildren Michael (Jamie) Stack, Tim (Missy) Stack, Rachael (Chuck) Tobin, Steve (Kate) Kunkle, Ashley (Eric) Grennell), John (Janice Taylor) Kunkle, Jackie (Mo Coughlin) Musson, Christina (Spencer) Worrells), Jesse Balcerak, Josh and Adam Cifelli, 14 great-grandchildren, and her nephews and nieces.

Freda loved hosting her family, gardening, and pets, especially their German Shepherd, Max. She passed on her love for gardening and pets, along with her best recipes, to her children and grandchildren. She sold shoes for many years and loved shoes, purses, earrings, and hats. Freda and Dan enjoyed many adventures in their antique cars and Scotty campers and loved Celtic music at Fitzgibbons. She loved all music and especially classical because she remembers her brother playing piano at home and at their Presbyterian church.    

A Celebration of Life for Freda will be held Thursday, December 28, 2023, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Fitzgibbons Public House, 429 Main Street, Medina, NY 14103 with a brief service at 5:00.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to The Center for Volunteer Caregiving either via mail to 1150 SE Maynard Road, Suite 210, Cary, NC 27511 or online at https://volunteercaregiving.org/donate/