Michael E. Freitas

He was born in Brattleboro, VT on June 9, 1939, the son of Frank and Barbara (Johnson) Freitas.

He grew up in Brattleboro and Hinsdale, NH, where he was a 1957 graduate of Hinsdale High School. While in high school, he participated on the school’s basketball and baseball teams.

Mr. Freitas’ love of the great out of doors found his work career centering on this love. First as the manager of the sporting goods department of the former Hilson Home Center in Keene, and later for over 30 years as a salesman with Hal Brown Company, based out of Branford, CT, selling fishing equipment.

He was an avid hunter, and an avid Red Sox fan. He and his wife traveled to Florida every spring to see the Red Sox in Fort Myers and enjoy the beaches in Naples. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 927.

Mr. Freitas is survived by his wife of 32 years, Diane (Zito) Freitas of Keene; a son, Michael S. Freitas, of Glendale, AZ; seven brothers, David Freitas and his wife, Jackie, of Hinsdale, Alan Mears and his wife, Sharron, of Powder Springs, GA, Douglas Mears of Bennington, VT, Kevin Mears of Phoenix, AZ, Gregory Mears and his wife Linda of Sacramento, CA, Dana Mears of Pownal, VT, Scott Mears of Tampa, FL; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 10:00 AM in St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene. Burial will follow in the Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery, Orchard Street, Brattleboro. Family and friends are invited to call on Monday, from 6:00 to 8:00PM, and on Tuesday, from 2:00 to 4:00PM and 6:00 to 8:00PM at the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene.