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Dr. Paul Freiberg

Oct. 8, 1938-March 12, 2017

Dr. Paul Freiberg,

Minot, died Sunday,

March 12 at the age of 78.

Dr. Freiberg was born in

Brooklyn, New York on

October 8, 1938 to Samuel

and Muriel Freiberg. He

attended school there, gra-

duating from New York

University with a B.A. in

science. He attended med-

ical school at the Univer-

sity of Louvain, Louvain,

Belgium earning his M.D.

degree. He did residencies

at Maimonides Medical

Center, Brooklyn, NY

with specialties in Inter-

nal Medicine and

Hematology/Oncology.

Paul joined the Navy

and served as Instructor

and Supervisor of medical

residents in the Hematolo-gy department at the Unit-

ed States Naval Hospital,

Philadelphia, PA. Upon

his discharge from the

Navy, he served as an at-

tending physician in

several hospitals in the Ft.

Lauderdale area. He

served as Clinical Assis-

tant Professor in the On-

cology Department at the

University of Miami

School of Medicine,

Miami, FL. He was Board

Certified in Internal Medi-

cine, Oncology, and

Hematology. He moved to

Minot in 1987 where he

practiced Oncology and

Hematology until his re-

tirement in 2013.

Paul was an avid gar-

dener and he thoroughly

enjoyed time spent with

his dogs. Paul was a gour-

met cook and enjoyed

cooking for friends. He

took cooking classes in

Italy as well as in many

other locations.

Survivors include: his

wife Diane, his sons Marc

(fiancee Suyin Phillips)

and son, Asher, Honolulu,

HI; and Ronald, Delray

Beach, FL; brothers Jack

and Richard; and sister

Roberta Estar.

Paul was preceded in

death by his parents and

brother, Arthur.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, but friends

may pay their respects

Friday, March 17, 2017

from 3 – 5 pm at Thomp-

son-Larson Funeral

Home, Minot, ND.

Memorials: Are pre-

ferred to Action Agility or

the Souris Valley Animal

Shelter.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).