Freda Winifred Roberts, 96, Enjoyed painting & crocheting

She was born September 26, 1909 in Deansboro, New York where she was raised. She moved to Clinton, New York in 1951 and has been a resident of Elyria since 1973.

In additon to being a homemaker, she worked odd jobs outside the home such as a sales clerk at Woolworth for about ten years, the Lutheran Nursing Home in Clinton, New York, and during World War I, she worked in a knitting mill. While living in Elyria, she was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Amnerst. She enjoyed painting, crocheting, gardening, crafts, cake decorating, and cooking.

Survivors include her son Edwin R. Roberts of Hickory, Pennsylvania; her daughter Joyce Upton of Elyria; seven grandchildren; and fourteen great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-six years Ralph S. Roberts in 1976; by her father William Lines and her mother Emma White Lines-Sommers (nee: VanHovenberg); by her brother Arthur Lines; and by her sisters Bessie Tallman, Leah Denison Russell, Ella Lines and Leslie S. Lines.

Friends may call Thursday, September 21, 2006, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave. Amherst. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Septmeber 23, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. from the Deansboro Cemetery, Deansboro, New York. Her grandson, Rev. Dr. Doug Upton will officiate.