Patricia “Pat” A. Freiberger of Bel Air, MD, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home in Bel Air, with her family at her side. Pat was born January 25, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA to the late James W. Hoffman and Kathryn E. Cantwell Hoffman. Pat graduated from Council Rock High School in Newtown, PA in 1962 and then earned a degree in Nursing from the Bryn Mawr School of Nursing in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1965. She was then employed by Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, PA as a Registered Professional Nurse.
On June 24, 1967, she married Herb Freiberger and in 1969, they had two children, Kathryn and Anjanette. In 1970, Pat took a reprieve from nursing to become the primary parent in raising their children. That reprieve continued until the late 1980’s, when she enrolled in a 9-week nursing refresher course at Harford Community College in Bel Air finishing number 1 in her class. She was immediately employed by Stella Maris Long-Term Care facility in Timonium, MD in about 1990. In 1993, she become an Assistant Director of Nursing at Oak Crest Long-Term Care Facility in Parkville MD, where she was instrumental in developing the first ever dementia program at the facility. She retired from Oak Crest in 2000 and was later joined by Herb, who retired in 2002 from the U.S. Geological Survey to begin their retirement years together.
Pat’s favorite things in life were Christmas (where everyone in the family knew that on Christmas Eve they were to be at her house no matter what), reading, hosting wine dinners, and traveling. She and Herb went on many fabulous trips in the Caribbean and Europe, and later in their retirement to many “out of the way” places in the USA during enjoyment of their timeshares. Pat was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Dianne. She is survived by her husband Herb, her two daughters and their spouses; Kathryn Freiberger and Mark King, and Anjanette Freiberger and Kevin Soper, three grandchildren, Ariana, Rachel, and Connor, one uncle, Mike “Uncle Mike” Cantwell, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Pat will be missed by many people in many places. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, 14600 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513 www.v.org.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather at Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, 610 W. MacPhail Road, on March 8th from 1-4 pm, where a memorial service will begin at 4 pm.
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