Edward Freschl, 53, president of the Holeproof Hosiery Company and of Mt. Sinai Hospital died in Mt. Sinai Hospital from complications following an operation a week ago. Mr. Freschl was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and came to Milwaukee with his father at the age of 5. The elder Freschl founded the Kalamazoo Knitting Company in Milwaukee in 1882, the pioneer concern of its kind west of the Alleghanies.
Following his graduation from the University of Wisconsin, Edward Freschl joined his father and conceived the idea of “holeproof hosiery” which was then sold under a guarantee of replacement for wear. The firm name was changed to the Holeproof Hosiery Co. in 1904. Mr. Freschl was a director of the Federated Jewish Charities for over 15 years and chairman of the Jewish War Relief Drive in 1921.
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