Friedel Slaybaugh

Friedel “Frieda” Helene Slaybaugh, age 84, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded. No services are planned locally.
Friedel was born on March 22, 1926, the daughter of Karl and Elsa (Birlenbach) Litzinger in Wiesbaden Biebrich, Germany. On June 12, 1954, she married Aiden Slaybaugh in Riichinger, Germany. Frieda and Aiden traveled around the world and eventually settled in Madrid, Spain. Where Aiden was in charge of a large Army Supply Depot.
After living in Spain they toured the United States to find a place to settle down. It took one year to find Philomath, Oregon where they bought and operated a Richfield Gas Station. One year later Friedel sponsored her niece (Heidi) to immigrate to the United States. Due to health reasons they moved to Santa Ana, California. There they owned and operated a trucking business. After living in Southern California they moved to Oroville, California where she lost her husband in February 2001.
Friedel loved to go to KFC with her good friend Paula. In her spare time, Friedel took care of her sheep (about 12 of them) she loved them dearly; she also enjoyed knitting and crocheting.
In 2007 it was time to bring Friedel to Savanna, to live with her niece Heidi (Bill) David. In March of 2010 she went to live at Big Meadows in Savanna until her death.
Friedel will be dearly missed by her three nieces, Heidi (Bill) David of Savanna, Barbel Ernst, Margit Litsinger and one nephew, Bernd Liskinger, all of Germany.
Friedel is preceded in death by her husband, Aiden; one sister and two brothers.