Jocele “Jo” Mae Frey Posted on March 19, 2019 0 FOREST — Jocele “Jo” Mae Frey, age 85, of Upper Sandusky, died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Fairhaven Community. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Clark Shields Funeral Home. A funeral service is 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with additional visitation before the service from 10-11 a.m. Burial will follow in Byhalia Cemetery, Washington Township, Union County. Memorial contributions may be made to Forest Jackson Library or Salvation Army in care of Clark Shields Funeral Home, 301 S. Patterson St., Forest, OH 45843. Visit www.shieldsfh.com to send a condolence or share a memory. Jo was born May 1, 1933, to the late Raymond and Ruth (Van Hyning) Clarridge. She married Gerald Spath in 1953 and surviving are their children, Rodger Spath, Lima; Richard “Jake” Spath, Marion; Rita Spath, Delaware; and Rhonda (Tad) VanNess, Alexandria. She married Paul Frey in 1966 and their surviving children are Andrea (Tim) Thiel, Upper Sandusky; Sue (Chris) Vent, Upper Sandusky; Tracey (Teresa) Frey, Kirby; and Anthony “Tony” Frey, Kirby. She also is survived by 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Ronald Weaver, New Knoxville; and two sisters Rebecca Brinkman, Edison; and Sherry Stockdale, Gardner, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by Gerald and Paul; her brother, Waldo Clarridge; and sister, Evelyn Clarridge. She was a graduate of Zanesfield High School and retired from Westinghouse/A.O. Smith in 1995. Jocele enjoyed reading, making latch hook rugs and gardening. She also was a very good cook.
