Roger Allen Close

Roger Allen Close SYRACUSE – Roger Allen Close, 66, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at his home from cancer. He was born August 30, 1944 in Ogden, Utah the son of Ronald Ostler and Verda Rosella Frongner Stonebraker. Roger married Phyllis Anderson on June 15, 1965 in Clearfield, Utah. Roger served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He loved spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife Phyllis Anderson Close, Syracuse; son, Allen Wade Close, Pleasant View; daughter, Michelle Elaine Hensel, Land “O” Lakes, FL; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, mother, Verda Frongner, West Point; two brothers, Tim Stonebraker, Terry Stonebraker, four sisters, Jeanette Seidl, Janett Freeman, Pearl Pelka and Nancy Smiley. Preceded in death by his father, Ronald Ostler Stonebraker. Celebration of Roger’s life will be held at a later date. Funeral directors, Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road.