Virginia (Hoppes) Dyson Frieden, 89, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana, died at 1:32 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born July 21, 1929 in Wabash, Indiana to Harvey H. and Mary E. (Clevenger) Hoppes.
Virginia was a 1947 graduate of Wabash High School. Her first marriage was to Richard Dyson and he preceded her in death. She then married Keith D. Frieden in Wabash on September 24, 1977; he died November 1, 1985. She was a homemaker, worked at Cyclone in Urbana, and also was a hostess at McDonalds restaurant in Wabash. She was a member of the Dora Christian Church and also Singles with a Vision. Virginia enjoyed writing letters to pen-pals, and traveled the county selling greeting cards. She lived at Peabody Retirement Community the past five years, coming from Wabash, where she lived many years.
She is survived by two sons, Kent Dyson and Ron Dyson, both of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Peabody Chapel, 400 W. 7th Street, North Manchester, with Mark Wisniewski, Minister and Rev. David Crowley officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call 12:30-2:00 p.m. Thursday, at Peabody Chapel. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
Preferred memorials are Dora Christian Church or Peabody Retirement Community Chapel.
The memorial guest book for Virginia may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.