Roger Wayne Furry

Roger Wayne Furry, 63, of rural Roaring Spring, passed away, Friday evening, May 21, 2021, at UPMC Altoona.

He was born April 26, 1958, in Roaring Spring, son of the late Robert O. and M. Lucille (Rhodes) Furry. On Feb. 14, 1981, he married Wanda A. Shindledecker at the Albright Church of the Brethren, Roaring Spring.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years; a daughter, Kristen N. Myers (Greg) of Shippensburg; a son, Joshua W. Furry (Miranda) of rural Roaring Spring; four grandchildren: Wyatt, Willow, Rose and Barrett Myers; two brothers: Steven L. Furry (Colleen) of rural Roaring Spring and Gregory A. Furry (Kay) of Osterburg; and many special nieces and nephews.

Roger was a 1976 graduate of Central High School and attended Claysburg Bible Church.

Following graduation he worked as a welder at the shipyards in Norfolk, Va. and then for a short time at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County. Roger retired with more than 40 years of service, working for NRG, Penelec and Plant Service Group. For many of those years he worked with the Red Hat Mobile Maintenance team, who specialized in welding, pipefitting, machining and fabricating. His skills and certifications allowed Roger to weld and work with most metals.

Roger was a truly gifted fabricator, welder and inventor, who built and designed many of his own go-carts and motorcycles. He loved dirt track motorsports including: trial bikes, micro sprint cars(7Z) and go-carts(7Z). He also enjoyed blue grass music and taught himself how to play the banjo in his 40’s.

A funeral service took place Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Claysburg Bible Church. Pastor Keith Showalter officiated.

Private interment was held at Dry Hill Cemetery, Woodbury.

Memorial contributions in memory of Roger may be given to Machine Gun Preacher (Angels of East Africa) 7368 Lincoln Hwy., Central City, PA 15926.

Arrangements by John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Martinsburg, (www.bolgerfuneralhome.com).