OXFORD/ORANGE – Verna L. Freeman, 70, of Paige Lane in Oxford and East River Street in Orange, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield.  She was predeceased by her husband of five years, Ernest J. Freeman who died in 1978.  She is survived by two sisters, Keri Jean Porter and Glenda Hatch, both of Millbury.  She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Norman S. and Eva M. (Gage) Porter Sr., and was a lifelong resident of Oxford.  She graduated from Oxford High School in 1967.

Mrs. Freeman worked at Anchor Concrete in Oxford for over 30 years, retiring in 2015.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at North Cemetery, Main Street (Route 12), Oxford.  Paradis-Givner Funeral Home in Oxford is directing the arrangements.