John "Jack" Frey

FREDON - John "Jack" S. Frey, 75, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Newton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newton, Mr. Frey lived in Newton before moving to Fredon 32 years ago.

He was a 1953 graduate of Newton High School and received his Bachelor of Science from Penn State University in 1958, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. The owner/operator of the Lafayette House in Lafayette for the past 25 years, Mr. Frey previously owned the Cherry Croft in Fredon, then owned Feher's Country Inn and Motel in Andover Township. His memberships included the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce, the Newton Chamber of Commerce, and the Branchville Businessmen's Club.

The son of the late Quintus and Gladys Seifert Frey, Mr. Frey is survived by his wife of 37 years, Deborah L. Snook Frey; five children, John S. Frey, Jr., and his wife, Darcy, of Niceville, Fla.,Joy Frey Wagner and her husband, Roger A., of the Culver Lake section of Frankford, Stacey M. Frey of New York,N.Y., Michael S. Frey and his fiancee, Courtney Mills, of Layton, and Kelly Frey of Fredon; three brothers, Paul Frey of Fredon, Don Frey of Carbondale, Pa., and Doug Frey of Carbondale, Pa.; one sister, Joan Dunker of Florida and North Carolina; and seven grandchildren, Chelsea, Carly, Jack, Bobby, Blake, Kendyl and Liam.

A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the First Presbyterian Church of Newton, 54 High St., Newton. The community is invited to arrive at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday to pay their respects. Interment will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 560 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632 or Newton Memorial Hospital Foundation, 175 High St., Newton, N.J. 07860.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High St., Newton. Online condolences may be offered at www.smithmccrackenfuneralhome.com.