Roger A. Emmonds
Roger A. Emmonds, 68, of Sarver, left this life on June 26, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital.
Born Jan. 20, 1952, in Kittanning, he was the fourth child of Richard Emmonds and Anna Best Emmonds.
Roger graduated from Ford City High School and Lenape Vo-Tech in 1970. He then attended Penn State, studying engineering mechanics for two years.
On June 24, 1972, he married Deborah Umbaugh during Hurricane Agnes.
He was employed at Oberg Industries for 46-plus years. He worked as a precision surface grinder for the first 22 years and completed employment in the quality department. He participated on multiple committees, (suggestion, I.S.O. Implementation, Health and Welfare Fund) and was involved in training apprentices. He was also a certified team leader with the National Institute of Machining Science, where he would access high school, vo-tech and college machining programs.
He was a member of Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he had served as an elder.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, flea markets, auctions, antiques and working in the yard, but mostly, he enjoyed visits to and from his children.
Surviving are his wife, Deborah Emmonds; his daughter, Lisa (Tony) Gonzalez of Surprise, Ariz., and her children, Aiden, Brenda and Caitlyn Gonzalez; his son, Todd (Melissa) Emmonds of Johnstown, Colo., and his children, Carter, Cody and Avery Emmonds; his sister, Sandra Gispanski of West Kittanning; his brother, Gary (Joan) Emmonds of Ford City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert Emmonds; and an infant daughter, Natale Lynn.
EMMONDS — Friends of Roger A. Emmonds, who died Friday, June 26, 2020, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, 100 W. Main St, Saxonburg, with the Rev. Tom Jones officiating.Interment will follow in Lawn Haven Burial Estates in Worthington.Please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.
