Camden - Roger E. Uhey of North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Camden, DE, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Roger was born on Nov. 1, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minn. to Barbara Ann Cole and Earnest M. Uhey.
After high school he joined the United States Air Force as a Radio Technician. While stationed at Dover Air Force Base Roger met, and later married, Fay J. Felty. Roger and Fay were married on June 14, 1955 and were together over 40 years until Fay's passing in 2017. After living in Camden, Del. for over 45 years, Roger and Fay moved to North Fort Myers, Fla. where they enjoyed dancing, gardening, camping, fishing and just being together. After Fay's passing Roger remained an active member of the local Amvets Post and VFW.
Roger is survived by his three children; daughter, Dawn Newman (Richard) of Dover; two sons, Dale Uhey (Patricia) of Felton, and Scott Uhey (Ruth) of Felton; seven grandchildren, Jaime Newman (Jimmy Hever) of Cape Coral, Fla.; Leslie Burnette (George) of Arlington, Wash., Peter Uhey (Lisa) of Dover, Ashley Carter (Howard) of Milford, Ashton Uhey (Amy) of Camden, Grace Uhey of Camden, Maxwell Uhey of Dover; six great grandchildren, Liam and Lincoln Uhey of Camden; George and Sophia Uhey of Dover; Abby and James Hever of Columbia, S.C.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Roger's name to Amvets Post 81 or to Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) both of North Fort Myers, Fla. or to a local Amvets or VFW post.
The family ask that you honor Roger's wishes of having a graveside service for the intermediate family on Friday, Nov. 1st at 11:00 a.m. at Odd Fellows Cemetery Camden, DE.