Funeral services are being held today (Monday) in Fort Calhoun for Al Paul Froehlich, 21, who passed away on October 24, from complications of open-heart surgery, which he underwent in August.

Rosary, conducted by Rev. Robert Garvey, was held Sunday evening at Sievers Mortuary, and funeral services are at the Fort Calhoun Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Rev. Keith Sackett officiating. Burial is in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery under the direction of Sievers Funeral Home.

Paul developed rheumatic fever when he was 11 years of age and was bedridden for six months, during which time several local ladies and other friends donated their time to see that he had round-the-clock care. As a result of this illness, he had open heart surgery on August 21st. He returned home on September 6th, but was admitted to the hospital again on September 20th, with a blood problem. He was released on September 28th; then, on Monday night, October 21st, he collapsed at the home of his cousin John Suverkrubbe, and was taken to Immanuel Hospital and from there was transferred to University Hospital where he lay in a coma for four days. He passed away on October 24th at 8 p.m., on his 21st birthday.

Al Paul Froehlich was born October 24, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska. He was a lifetime resident of Fort Calhoun. He graduated from Fort Calhoun High School in 1972 and attended 1 semester at Kearney State College.

Paul was very active in school affairs. He was a student manager for football and basketball for one year, belonged to C Club, Drama Club and Annual Staff. He was vice president of the National Honor Society, president of his freshman and junior classes, sophomore vice president, and Student Council president as a senior.

He was chosen to attend Boys State when he was a junior, took second place in a local math contest and was a homecoming attendant in his senior year.

Paul is survived by his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Froehlich of Ft. Calhoun, his father, Alvin Froehlich of Ulysses, Nebraska, and three sisters, Mrs. Lyle (Adrienne) Shipley, Diane Marear, and Mrs. Darrel (Betsy) Halford. Three nieces, one nephew, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Roger Howard Hass, who died at the age of 4 in 1949 from leukemia, and by a sister, Sandra Irene Hass, who died at the age of 20 in 1967 in a car accident.

Pallbearers at the funeral are Buddy Wiese, Mike Nelson, Jimmy Freburg, Ralph Givens, John Slader and Carl Fuhrman. Honorary pallbearers are Tom Lanouette, Rich Sudman, Bob Swanson, Dennis Nelson, Bruce Larsen, ad Dave Hansen. The vocalist at the funeral is Laura Dey.