Frey, Raymond E. (1926-2007)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Dec 3 p. 12

Birth date: 1926 Oct 23

text of obituary:

RAYMOND E. FREY

Raymond E. Frey, 81, of Goessel, Kan., died Nov. 17, 2007, at Bethesda Home. He was born Oct. 23, 1926, to Edward and Augusta (Neufeld) Frey in Newton.

He married LuEtta June Schmidt on May 19, 1949, in Goessel. He was a member of Tabor Mennonite Church for 63 years.

He was an educator and administrator. Early in life, he was a conscientious objector and served one-and-a-half years in Civilian Public Service in California. He also served as stewardship director of the General Conference Mennonite Church for 12 years.

Survivors include his wife, LuEtta Frey; a son, Sherwin Frey and his wife, Debra Fischer, of Los Angeles; two daughters, Marcene Entz and her husband, Thurman, of rural Newton, and Melissa Beitler and her husband, Jim, of Berne, Ind.; a brother, Marlin Frey of Newton; two sisters, Earla Critchfield of Hesston and Nila Chambers of Wichita; his stepmother, Adelia Frey of Newton; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Tabor Mennonite Church in rural Goessel. Burial was in Tabor Mennonite Cemetery.