Freda Bachman Gobert, 98, of Stevensville, Mich., died July 11 at the Golden Age Nursing Home, Stevensville. She formerly lived in Tarentum, where she was known as the mayor of Mill Street.

Born Feb. 23, 1908, in Saxonburg, she was the daughter of William and Emma Rudert Bachman.

She had worked at PPG during World War II and had been a cook at the Highland School District.

Mrs. Gobert was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Brackenridge and a former member of the Saxonburg Memorial Church. She was a former Sunday school teacher and was active in many church activities.

She was an avid Steelers, Pirates and Nittany Lion fan. She enjoyed cooking a wide variety of foods, including rabbit, frog legs and other game. She also enjoyed knitting, quilting, crocheting and made many shawls for the veterans affairs hospitals.

Surviving are a son, William Gobert of Stevensville; two grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a brother-in-law; and six nephews, and five nieces.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee A. Gobert; a daughter; a great-granddaughter; three brothers, and three sisters.

<B>GOBERT </B>— Friends of Freda Bachman Gobert, who died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Brackenridge, where a celebration of her life will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Alyce Weave Dunn will officiate. Burial will be at the Saxonburg Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Caring Fund of Trinity United Methodist Church.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Duster Funeral Home, </B>Tarentum.