Patricia Dean Frey

Born on December 16th, 1933 in Washington, Pa, she was the youngest daughter of O.E. and Ellen (Schneck) Dean. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Washington. Pat was always a wiz with numbers so she took a clerk job with Household Finance Corporation after graduation. Soon, a handsome, All-American fraternity guy from Washington and Jefferson College caught her eye at a local dance. She told her friend that night she was going to marry him and in 1957, Pat married William Frey and enjoyed 63 years of being a loving wife until Bill’s passing in 2020. Pat’s biggest source of pride and her greatest legacy were her 5 children, 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren and she was a beloved “Nana” to all.

While Pat was a dedicated mother, she also was business saavy with an entrepreneurial spirit. She enjoyed many jobs outside the home throughout the years including doing taxes for H&R Block and becoming manager, creating “Patco”, a real estate photography company, and spending many years hosting clients at her home as a sales consultant for Doncaster clothing. She loved to watch the stock market and had a knack (and a lucky streak as anyone who has played bingo, bridge, backgammon or attended a raffle with her knows) and her favorite claim to fame and subject of family lore besides her hole in one on Woodland’s 16th hole was when she decided to buy Microsoft on its IPO back in 1986 for $21 a share.

Pat enjoyed being a member of Woodland Country Club and made many long-time friends there in her golf leagues and nights with the “Friday Night Crazies.” Her bowling league created many more friends and great memories. In recent years, you could still see Pat and her impeccable French manicure at Woodland every Friday for bridge. Her friends were a constant source of support and laughter throughout the years and she cherished them dearly. She was also a devoted member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church for many years.

Her surviving children Lynn (Charles) Lazzara, Bill (Kim) Frey, John Frey, Carolyn (Mike) Heymann, Matt (Rachel) Frey, grandchildren Kelle (John) Hennessee, Casey (Tommy) Jacobs, Michelle (Jimmy) Brown, Anthony (Kayla) Lazzara, William II (Kelley) Frey, Olivia Frey (Andrew Tritsch), Audrey (Tanner) Gilliland, Harley (Maddie) Frey, John Frey ll, Nick Frey, Nate Frey, Lucy Frey, Max Heymann, Meghan Heymann, Jake Heymann, Broderick Frey, Anna Frey and Adam Frey and all of her 21 great-grandchildren will miss her terribly and look forward to seeing her once again in heaven.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Richard and Leonard Dean, sister Bernice (Bunny) Jungo and husband William Frey.

Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Monday, June 29th. Visitation at 10 a.m. till Noon with Mass beginning at Noon. Celebration of life will occur at the Ritz Charles from 1:30 to 4 p.m. (12156 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032). In lieu of flowers, make donations to St. Matthew Merciful Help Center of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and/or Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases.

Leppert Mortuary – Carmel assisting with arrangements. To share a memory, please visit www.leppertmortuary.com.