Freda Amanda Cobb Behm of Grayslake, Illinois passed away peacefully in Libertyville, Illinois on February 19, 2026, surrounded by her daughters.

Freda was born on July 26, 1951 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She grew up in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina and received a bachelors in Zoology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from DePaul University. She worked most of her career in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Freda loved being a mom. She was deeply spiritual and spent much of her life growing in the church. She had a lifelong love of learning and travel, and found peace in long walks and a good book.

She is survived by her daughters, Amanda Behm (Justin duRivage), Anna Behm (Joey Falduto), Andrea Behm (Christopher Waage), her granddaughters, Sophie duRivage and Cricket Falduto, her sister, Martha Cobb Ellinger (Dr. Harley Ellinger), and former husband and friend, Louis Behm. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick Ambrose Cobb and Margaret Lee McDuffie Cobb, and her sister, Jean Cobb Lewis.

A service of remembrance, followed by interment, will be held at Rex Presbyterian Church at 11am on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Freda may be made to Rex Presbyterian Church, 2318 Shaw Rd., St. Pauls, NC 28384, or to the Brain Support Network at https://www.brainsupportnetwork.org/donate/.