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A celebration of life for Yvonne Nancy Frieden, infant daughter of Wyatt and Lauryn Frieden of Joy will be held on Tuesday, September 24th at 2:00 PM at Faith Chapel, Joy, Illinois. A time of fellowship will held after the services until 4:30 PM. Private family burial will be in Drury Reynolds Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the family. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Yvonne Nancy was born on July 30, 2024 in Iowa City, two months before her due date. She spent her 7 weeks in the NICU wrapping her family around her finger. Her short life brought joy and light to her parents, Wyatt & Lauryn and big brother, Porter. Grandparents who cherish their little angel are Mike and Christine Frieden and Stephanie Ferguson. Great-grandparents are Henry Ferguson, Valerie Williams, Carolyn Payton and Carl & Diana Ritter and great-great-grandma is Alfreda Johnson. Aunts, uncles and cousins who prayed for and welcomed her into the family include London Ferguson; Tyler, Sarah, Josie, Lacey, & Molly Frieden and Emily, Adam, Henry, Ruth and Ethan Septer.
Yvonne’s journey on earth ended on September 17, 2024, and she joined her great-grandparents, Keith and Nancy Frieden, Joyce Ferguson, and great-grandfather, Jimmie Shephard in heaven.
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