Irene Frey of Sugar Hill, Ga., passed away January 20, 2023, at the age of 93. Irene was born March 23, 1929, to the late Ralph and Otillia Heintzelman. She will be remembered for her love as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Fred A. Frey; and daughter Carol Sturdivant – spouse, Joel Sturdivant of Snellville, Ga. Irene was married for 68 years and during those years moved from Leavenworth, Kan., to Atlanta, Ga., to Marion Ill., to Texarkana, Texas and back to Atlanta. She loved to garden, cook, sewed, love and was a prayer warrior. She is survived by her remaining children and their spouses: Fred (Debra) Frey of Cumming, Ga.; Patrick (Joan) Frey of Buford, Ga.; Kathy (John) St. John of Sugar Hill, Ga.; and Debbie (Bryan) Benfield of Gainesville, Ga. In addition to her children, Irene is survived by 11 grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Monday, January 30, 2023, from 6 – 8 p.m. at McDonald and Son Funeral Home in Cumming, Ga. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Duluth, Georgia. Interment will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga. Condolences may be expressed at www. mcdonaldandson.com. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040, (770) 886.9899.