Born at home in Frankford Township on April 24, 1943 to the late Merlin Shay and Alice Stella (Morris) Heater, Freddie was a life-long Sussex County resident.
Raised on a farm below Sunrise Mountain, he was the operator of Village Service Station, Montague, NJ where he lived with his beloved wife, Mary. In 1970 they moved back to his parents` land to raise their family. In 1971 he started working for NJDOT as a mechanic until his retirement in 2004. In his spare time, Freddie enjoyed gardening, taking care of what needed to be done, harassing his brothers and traveling to see his grandson, Jonah. Freddie had many medical challenges on his path in life and it was amazing to see his strength, toughness and true grit through it all.
Freddie is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Mary (Hartwick) Heater; his children, Freddie Jones Heater Jr. and his wife Patty, Jodie (Heater) Simmers and her husband Paul, Timothie Heater and his wife Allison Meyer and his cherished grandson, Jonah Heater; his brothers, Ronnie Heater and his wife Vera, Richie Heater, Ralph Heater, Carl Heater, sister-in-law Linda Heater; brother-in-law Danny O’Brien, brother-in-law Richard Hartwick and his wife Kathy, his cherished niece, Dr. Sally Hartwick who was with him throughout; along with many nieces, nephews and loving family members who will miss him dearly.
He came, He lived, He loved, He laughed, He left.
Services will be held privately by family at a later date.
