Freda Marie Bates

Freda Marie Bates, 77 of South Sioux City passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at a Sioux City Hospital Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday at Becker-Hunt Funeral Home with the Rev. Kevin Miller officiating. Military Services will be at the funeral home immediately following the funeral service. Burial will be in the City Cemetery at Ponca, Nebraska. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service Thursday at the funeral home. Freda was born April 19, 1936 in Yankton, South Dakota the daughter of Fred E. and Marcilo A. (Haberer) Kaiser. She married Alvin L. Bates on November 5, 1975 in Elk Point, South Dakota. She served in the Womens Army Corps from August 13, 1954 until January 18, 1957. She was employed as a CNA at several nursing homes in the Siouxland area. She was a longtime member of First Evangelical Free Church in Sioux City. Survivors include a son Kevin Richard Post of Mobile, Alabama, a stepson Donald Matthew Bates of Dakota City, Nebraska, two daughters: Debbie Marie Post and Pamela Sue and her husband Raymond Nanek all of South Sioux City, four stepdaughters: Julie Ann McManigal and Cindy Joy Bligh both of South Sioux City, Kathy Mae Welch of Hubbard Nebraska, Jani Sue Konradi of Storm Lake, IA, a half-brother Wick Shankle of Dangerfield, Texas, a sister Julie Cole of Rohnert Park, California, a half-sister Jae Cathleen Garmen of Dallas, Texas, six grandchildren, several step grandchildren, several step great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Alvin on November 2, 2006 in South Sioux City. Pallbearers will be Scott, Howie and Reed Haberer, Bob, Greg and Mike Hansen and Donnie Bates.