Freudenburg, age 96, of Madison, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2026, at St. John Green Garden Church, rural Madison. Reverend Barry Williams will o$ ciate, with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church.

Resseguie Funeral Home in Madison is in charge of arrangements.

Elnore passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Faith Health in Norfolk.

Elnore Rose (Schlender) Freudenburg, daughter of Walter and Rose (Baumgart) Schlender, was born February 27, 1930, on the family farm near Madison, and was baptized in the Baptist Church in Creston on April 1, 1945. She attended school at District 85 and 36 before going to high school in Madison.

After graduating in 1947, Elnore attended Summer School at Wayne State College and then taught three years at District #36 and Fairview grade schools. During the summers of 1948 and 1949 she worked at Lutheran Community Hospital in Norfolk as a Nurse’s Aide.

On December 24, 1949, Elnore married Lyle Freudenburg at St. John Lutheran Church rural Madison and continued to live on the family farm until her death.

She was con. rmed at St. John on Sept. 4, 1950, and held many o$ ces in the Ladies Aid and sang in the church choir for many years.

She took great pride and joy in her family attending baptisms, con. rmations, graduations, birthdays, and weddings. She enjoyed cooking, canning, and baking, especially her angel food cakes. She also had a passion and love for . owers and while still able, shared them often on the altar at church.

Elnore also enjoyed sewing, patching, and embroidering quilts for her great grandchildren and family. In 2007, she was honored by Aksarben for sewing and donating quilts to the Orphan Grain Train.

She also for many years entered food, vegetables and fancy work at the Madison County Fair. Elnore and Lyle were able to travel on many bus tours to destinations including many states, Canada, and Mexico. She was honored in 2025 to receive the Farm Family of the Year award from the Madison Chamber of Commerce.

Elnore is survived by her children, Robert of Madison, David of Norfolk, Gary of Madison, Debra (Scott) Miller of Battle Creek, Daryl (Danille) of Norfolk, Randy of Madison, and Lori (Lonny) Knapp of Madison; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; one brother-in-law; and four sisters-in law.

She was preceded in death by her husband Lyle (2017); her parents; daughters-in-law, Peggy Freudenburg (2011) and Julie Freudenburg (2016); one sister, Phyllis Forre; eight brothers-inlaw; and four sisters-in-law.