Stanley "Corky" Frye
November 29, 1949 - August 30, 2023
Stanley "Corky" Frye was born November 29, 1949 in the old Blair, Nebraska hospital to Robert and Mattie (Whitnack) Frye.
Corky attended school at Tekamah-Herman and then moved to Blair.
He joined the Navy in 1967 and had four deployments. He spent one year in Vietnam and the remaining three years on the destroyers.
In July of 1979 Corky married the love of his life, Tammy Sue (Method) Frye. They made their home in Blair. Corky worked for the Nebraska Department of Roads for 31 years, retiring in 2014. He always loved a good snowstorm.
Corky enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and Husker Football. All of the kids loved that he looked like Santa Claus.
He passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at his home in Blair with his family by his side.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tammy Sue; brothers, Bobby Frye, Monte Frye, Harold "Punky" Frye; sisters, Mary Ann Snyder, Betty Grady, Rose Ackerman.
He is survived by his children: Stan Frye, Jr. of Elkhorn, NE; Susan (Angela) Cady of Oklahoma; Angela (Jessie) Talley, Nicole Frye, Kendra Frye and Aliah (Caleb) Strong all of Blair; special niece who was like a daughter, Shannon Smeal of Fremont, NE; sister, Alice Gorman of Brookings, OR; brother-in-law, George Ackerman of Tekamah, NE; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with one on the way; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation 1-2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah, 1103 J St. , Tekamah, NE 68061
Funeral Service 2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah
1103 J St., Tekamah, NE 68061
Military Honors will be held at the Herman Cemetery.
Final Resting Place: Herman Cemetery Herman, NE 68029
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
November 29, 1949 - August 30, 2023
Stanley "Corky" Frye was born November 29, 1949 in the old Blair, Nebraska hospital to Robert and Mattie (Whitnack) Frye.
Corky attended school at Tekamah-Herman and then moved to Blair.
He joined the Navy in 1967 and had four deployments. He spent one year in Vietnam and the remaining three years on the destroyers.
In July of 1979 Corky married the love of his life, Tammy Sue (Method) Frye. They made their home in Blair. Corky worked for the Nebraska Department of Roads for 31 years, retiring in 2014. He always loved a good snowstorm.
Corky enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and Husker Football. All of the kids loved that he looked like Santa Claus.
He passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at his home in Blair with his family by his side.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tammy Sue; brothers, Bobby Frye, Monte Frye, Harold "Punky" Frye; sisters, Mary Ann Snyder, Betty Grady, Rose Ackerman.
He is survived by his children: Stan Frye, Jr. of Elkhorn, NE; Susan (Angela) Cady of Oklahoma; Angela (Jessie) Talley, Nicole Frye, Kendra Frye and Aliah (Caleb) Strong all of Blair; special niece who was like a daughter, Shannon Smeal of Fremont, NE; sister, Alice Gorman of Brookings, OR; brother-in-law, George Ackerman of Tekamah, NE; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with one on the way; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation 1-2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah, 1103 J St. , Tekamah, NE 68061
Funeral Service 2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah
1103 J St., Tekamah, NE 68061
Military Honors will be held at the Herman Cemetery.
Final Resting Place: Herman Cemetery Herman, NE 68029
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
Stanley "Corky" Frye
November 29, 1949 - August 30, 2023
Stanley "Corky" Frye was born November 29, 1949 in the old Blair, Nebraska hospital to Robert and Mattie (Whitnack) Frye.
Corky attended school at Tekamah-Herman and then moved to Blair.
He joined the Navy in 1967 and had four deployments. He spent one year in Vietnam and the remaining three years on the destroyers.
In July of 1979 Corky married the love of his life, Tammy Sue (Method) Frye. They made their home in Blair. Corky worked for the Nebraska Department of Roads for 31 years, retiring in 2014. He always loved a good snowstorm.
Corky enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and Husker Football. All of the kids loved that he looked like Santa Claus.
He passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at his home in Blair with his family by his side.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tammy Sue; brothers, Bobby Frye, Monte Frye, Harold "Punky" Frye; sisters, Mary Ann Snyder, Betty Grady, Rose Ackerman.
He is survived by his children: Stan Frye, Jr. of Elkhorn, NE; Susan (Angela) Cady of Oklahoma; Angela (Jessie) Talley, Nicole Frye, Kendra Frye and Aliah (Caleb) Strong all of Blair; special niece who was like a daughter, Shannon Smeal of Fremont, NE; sister, Alice Gorman of Brookings, OR; brother-in-law, George Ackerman of Tekamah, NE; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with one on the way; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation 1-2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah, 1103 J St. , Tekamah, NE 68061
Funeral Service 2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah
1103 J St., Tekamah, NE 68061
Military Honors will be held at the Herman Cemetery.
Final Resting Place: Herman Cemetery Herman, NE 68029
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
November 29, 1949 - August 30, 2023
Stanley "Corky" Frye was born November 29, 1949 in the old Blair, Nebraska hospital to Robert and Mattie (Whitnack) Frye.
Corky attended school at Tekamah-Herman and then moved to Blair.
He joined the Navy in 1967 and had four deployments. He spent one year in Vietnam and the remaining three years on the destroyers.
In July of 1979 Corky married the love of his life, Tammy Sue (Method) Frye. They made their home in Blair. Corky worked for the Nebraska Department of Roads for 31 years, retiring in 2014. He always loved a good snowstorm.
Corky enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing and Husker Football. All of the kids loved that he looked like Santa Claus.
He passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at his home in Blair with his family by his side.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Tammy Sue; brothers, Bobby Frye, Monte Frye, Harold "Punky" Frye; sisters, Mary Ann Snyder, Betty Grady, Rose Ackerman.
He is survived by his children: Stan Frye, Jr. of Elkhorn, NE; Susan (Angela) Cady of Oklahoma; Angela (Jessie) Talley, Nicole Frye, Kendra Frye and Aliah (Caleb) Strong all of Blair; special niece who was like a daughter, Shannon Smeal of Fremont, NE; sister, Alice Gorman of Brookings, OR; brother-in-law, George Ackerman of Tekamah, NE; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with one on the way; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation 1-2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah, 1103 J St. , Tekamah, NE 68061
Funeral Service 2pm Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Pelan Funeral Services - Tekamah
1103 J St., Tekamah, NE 68061
Military Honors will be held at the Herman Cemetery.
Final Resting Place: Herman Cemetery Herman, NE 68029
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
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