Jerome
Price
"Bud" Frye, 93, of Pleasant Lake passed away on December 9,
2019.
He was born on July 28, 1926 in Fort Wayne to
Jerome Edward and
Druzella (Price) Frye.
He married Opal Gene Rea on August 29, 1947.
Mr. Frye served in the U.S. Navy, as a Morse code
translator
aboard the Sierra during WWII.
He was a graduate of Purdue University and taught
in the GE
Apprenticeship School. Jerome retired from GE in 1986.
Bud enjoyed fishing, riding his bicycle and
spending time with
his family. He was also active in the Pleasant Lake United
Methodist Church,
particularly the food bank ministry.
As a younger man Jerome had a great time riding
his Indian
motorcycle and had many incredible stories to tell of his
adventures. He was
well known for his ability to fix almost anything and he spent a
great deal of
time in his basement "tinkering" as he would call it. His wife,
Opal,
was a collector of cuckoo clocks and Jerome spend many hours
repairing and
restoring cuckoo clocks for her.
Surviving are a daughter, Carole A. Frye of
Pleasant Lake; a son
Kenneth D. Frye of Pleasant Lake; six grandchildren, Ty Frye,
Holly (Carter)
Eimiller, Jeff Frye, Jeridan (Frye) Schechter, Jacob Phillips
and Braeden
Wallen-Frye; four great-grandchildren, Aliyah Frye, Arianna
Frye, Kamden
Phillips, and Kaitlyn Phillips.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years,
Opal Frye; his
siblings, Neal Frye and Patricia Geroff; and three sons, Michael
"Mike" Frye, Larry Frye, and Jerome "Darby" Frye.
Funeral services will be Friday, December 13,
2019, at 2 p.m. at
Young Family Funeral Home, Hudson/Ashley Chapel, 612 N. Main
St., Hudson, with
Pastor John Boyanowski of the Pleasant Lake United Methodist
Church
officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Lake Cemetery, Pleasant
Lake.
Calling is Friday, December 13, 2019 from 12:30
p.m. to 2 p.m.
at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to the Pleasant Lake
United Methodist
Church or to the Pleasant Lake United Methodist Church Food
Bank.
Young Family Funeral Home
December 10, 2019
Submitted By: Jim Cox
nyclvr2012@gmail.com