Children
Living Son
Ruth Frey
Living Daughter
Sibling(s):
William Frey
Anna Frey
Kate Frey
Martin Frey
Florence Frey
Herbert Frey |
Notes:
Easton Express, Tuesday, November 3, 1959, page 16
Richard Frey, Motorman and Bus Driver
Richard P. Frey Sr., 73, of 40 S. 8th St., died yesterday afternoon in Easton Hospital. He was hospitalized Sept. 30 after a long illness.
Mr. Frey was an employee of the Leigh Valley Transit Co. for 45 years. He operated the South Side-Berwick street trolley and made the last trip from Berwick Street, Glendon and west Easton. He then became a bus driver. He drove the Seipsville bus before his retirement in1954.
Before working for the transit company, he was employed as a fireman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Born in Easton on July 12, 1886, he was a son of the late Edward A. and Mary A. Smith Frey.
He was a sergeant in Reeder’s Battery, Sons of Veterans, Easton and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton, and the Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor coach Employees.
Surviving are his widow, the former Sophia Smith; a son *****, and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Amato, and Mrs. *****, all of Easton; a sister, Mrs. Katherine Drake, and a brother Martin Frey, both of Easton; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Shillinger Funeral Home, Easton. |
