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Frank Arthur Hoagey

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Frank Arthur Hoagey

Birth
Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Nov 2008 (aged 79)
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.692722, Longitude: -75.785826
Plot
Lot 226-20-C
Memorial ID
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FRANK HOAGEY



Frank A. Hoagey

Mr. Frank A. Hoagey, age 79, of Newark, DE, died on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Christiana Hospital.

Mr. Hoagey was born in Bethlehem, PA, son of the late Arthur and Bertha Hoagey. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical engineering and from graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh.

He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, and Alpha Lambda Omega fraternities. He was also member of ASME, NACE, AMIHE, and MTI, where he served on the board of directors. Mr. Hoagey served in the USNR and later in the US Army Ordnance Corps as an ordnance engineer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He retired from the DuPont Company as a consultant manager in materials engineering after 28 years of service. During his career with DuPont, he worked in Delaware, Tennessee, and Connecticut in a variety of consulting engineering assignments. He had previously been employed as a principal mechanical design engineer at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA. A talented trumpet player, Mr. Hoagey was a member of various concert bands, churches, symphony orchestras, big bands, stage shows, and combos in every area where he lived. He was also an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler, and genealogist. Active in his community, he was a member of the Newark Lions Club, the American Legion, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, and, for 40 years, the Boy Scouts of America.

His first wife, June Elizabeth (Nixon) Hoagey, died on September 25, 1980. He is survived by his second wife, Elizabeth (Klock) Hoagey; 4 children, Carol Hughes, Carl Hoagey, David Hoagey, and Susie Pemerton, all of Tennessee; 4 stepchildren, Gregory Smith, Christopher Smith, Susan Smith-Spydell, and Elizabeth Adrian; and 15 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Friday, November 21, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church of Newark, 292 W. Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711, where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in Head of Christiana Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Newark, DE.


In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Newark at the address above.

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[published 11/19/2008]






FRANK HOAGEY



Frank A. Hoagey

Mr. Frank A. Hoagey, age 79, of Newark, DE, died on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Christiana Hospital.

Mr. Hoagey was born in Bethlehem, PA, son of the late Arthur and Bertha Hoagey. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical engineering and from graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh.

He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, and Alpha Lambda Omega fraternities. He was also member of ASME, NACE, AMIHE, and MTI, where he served on the board of directors. Mr. Hoagey served in the USNR and later in the US Army Ordnance Corps as an ordnance engineer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He retired from the DuPont Company as a consultant manager in materials engineering after 28 years of service. During his career with DuPont, he worked in Delaware, Tennessee, and Connecticut in a variety of consulting engineering assignments. He had previously been employed as a principal mechanical design engineer at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA. A talented trumpet player, Mr. Hoagey was a member of various concert bands, churches, symphony orchestras, big bands, stage shows, and combos in every area where he lived. He was also an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler, and genealogist. Active in his community, he was a member of the Newark Lions Club, the American Legion, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, and, for 40 years, the Boy Scouts of America.

His first wife, June Elizabeth (Nixon) Hoagey, died on September 25, 1980. He is survived by his second wife, Elizabeth (Klock) Hoagey; 4 children, Carol Hughes, Carl Hoagey, David Hoagey, and Susie Pemerton, all of Tennessee; 4 stepchildren, Gregory Smith, Christopher Smith, Susan Smith-Spydell, and Elizabeth Adrian; and 15 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Friday, November 21, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church of Newark, 292 W. Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711, where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in Head of Christiana Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Newark, DE.


In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Newark at the address above.

To sign guest register, visit

spicer-mullikinfuneralhomes.com

SPICER-MULLIKIN

FUNERAL HOMES

& CREMATORY

302-328-2213




[published 11/19/2008]








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