2 June, 2012
M. Eileen Frieh, 74, of Cincinnati, OH, and formerly of Hopkinton and Framingham, passed away January 24, 2012. She was the beloved wife of Francis Philip Frieh for over 52 years. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Mary C. (Greene) Crohan.
Eileen was a graduate of Framingham Union Hospital School of Nursing in 1958 and spent her career as an RN for over 40 years in various areas of nursing, including visiting, occupational health, med/surg, and as a school nurse in Hopkinton. Before relocating to Cincinnati, she was a member of the nursing staff of Bethany Hospital in Framingham. She is fondly remembered as a dedicated, compassionate, professional nurse who always advocated for the highest standard of care for her patients.
She was the loving mother of Sharon Rudd and her husband William, and Ann Marie Ridenere and her husband Robert, all of Ohio, and Carol T. Baker and her husband Matthew of Maine. She is predeceased by her daughter, Mary "Little Eileen" Frieh. She also leaves behind her beloved granddaughter, Megan Ruth Rudd. She was the devoted sister of Evelyn Mullen and Judith Loell, and her late brothers, William Crohan and James W. Crohan, Jr. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church 20 Church St. Hopkinton. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Woodville. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Callanan Cronin Funeral Home, Hopkinton http://www.callanancronin.com.
Donations in her memory may be made to Boston Floating Hospital for Children in Boston c/o Tufts Medical Center, PO Box 231, Boston, MA 02111.
A Memorial Service was held at the Hay Funeral Home in Cincinnati following her death.Guest book at http://www.hayfuneralhome.com.
