Anne Freeman Obermaster

East Lansing

Born on October 16, 1915, in Hackensack, NJ, to Harry and Martha Freeman, Anne Freeman Obermaster, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died on May 9, 2017, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community at age 101 1/2.

New Jersey born and bred, Anne spent most of her life in Hackensack, where she worked from girlhood in her family’s retail children’s clothing business. She raised her family in Hackensack, balancing work and childrearing well before it became the norm for women. For most of her married life she worked side by side with her husband, Louis, managing Freeman’s Youth Center in Ramsey, NJ, together building a successful business during the baby boom. She and Louis retired to Lauderhill, FL, in 1974 and enjoyed many happy years there together until Louis’s death in 1993. Anne remained in Florida until she moved to Burcham Hills in 2012. Anne enjoyed a long, healthy, happy life and always said she was the luckiest woman in the world. She especially loved summer vacations every year on Long Beach Island, NJ, with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren around her.

Predeceased by her beloved daughter Susan Reich, Anne is survived by her daughter Harriett Posner (Alan); son-in-law Kenneth Sidman; grandchildren Victoria Reich (Jon Hagadone), Andrew Reich (Christine Lennon), Rachel Posner (Jason Weiner), and Jacob Posner (Lexy Feuerborn); and great-grandchildren Louis and Millie Reich and Vivian Indigo Posner.

Burial will take place In New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice in her honor. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.