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FREUND, Anton A. "Tony"
FREUND, Anton A. “Tony" (Dickeyville, WI, Dec. 22, 1895--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 18, 1979). Freund, employed as a cabinet maker for the BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY in Dubuque, saved the priceless oak and leaded glass doors found today on the cathedral rectory. The ornate doors were originally part of the Cooper-Waller mansion. Later owned by Joseph J. NAGLE, the house was demolished in the 1930s for construction of the present post office. The doors, weighing hundreds of pounds, were about to be taken to the landfill when Freund purchased them for five dollars. (1)
At the time of his retirement, Freund was a cabinetmaker at MOUNT CARMEL MOTHERHOUSE. He utilized those skills in 1933 as the stage carpenter for the Le-Ah-Par Players. (2) He was a member of the Dubuque County Association for Retarded Citizens, Dubuque Men's Association, and the St. Raphael's Men's Association. (3)
He was the father of George FREUND.
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Source:
1. Interview with George Freund
2. "Le-Ah-Par Players Score Hit in Farce," Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal, April 28, 1933, p. 7
3. Interview