Roger N. Frey

Roger N. Frey
Lititz - Roger N. Frey, 87, of Lititz, passed into heaven on Sunday, June 14 in his home, surrounded by family. Roger Neil Frey was born in Hollisterville, PA on February 1, 1933. He was the son of the late Stanley and Almira Frey.
Roger attended Philadelphia College of the Bible and was self-employed as the owner of RN Frey Heating and Plumbing in Sparta, New Jersey. He was an active member of Monroe Bible Chapel (Monroe, NJ) and then later Newton United Reformed Church (Newton, NJ). After retiring and moving to Lititz, PA in 2009, he was an active member at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA.
Roger is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lenore (Miller). Also surviving are his daughter Deborah Dykstra, and her husband David, of Willis, TX, his son Jeffery and his wife Carol, of Escondido, CA, and his son Rick and his wife Lori, of Lititz, PA. He is predeceased by his son Peter in 1978. Roger is survived by 9 grandchildren and their spouses, and 25 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Additionally, Roger is survived by brothers Stanley Frey of Waymart, PA, and Conrad Frey of Travelers Rest, SC, and his sister, Marie Combs, of Crofton, KY. He is predeceased by his sister, Francis Templeton of Houston, TX. There are many surviving nieces and nephews.
Beyond his family, Roger's loves and activities in life included roles as student, teacher, Elder, Pastor, poet, plumber and woodworker. Each of his family members are proud to be the recipient of a stool or a bench he crafted over the years from black walnut trees he felled.
Family and friends are invited to a viewing from 2PM to 4PM, Friday, June 19, 2020 at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. The Funeral Service will follow at the funeral home at 4PM. Interment will be at Fairview Memorial Park in Elmhurst, PA at 11AM, Saturday, June 20. Friends and family from Sussex County, NJ and Wayne County, PA are welcomed to join the family at the interment service. Although masks will not be required, the family asks that anyone who may be experiencing virus symptoms not attend, but express condolences through appropriate online forums.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mission to North America: Chaplains Ministry at 678-825-1200 or https://pcamna.org/support-mna/donatecheck/. To leave the family an online condolence, please visit: SnyderFuneralHome.com.