Ronald Earl Frederickson

Ronald Earl Frederickson, 89, of Rogers, Ark., passed away February 8, 2022. He was born May 13, 1932, in Sand Springs, Okla., the son of Rudolf N. and Lorene Bledsoe Frederickson. Ronald was an Industrial Engineer working in Aerospace as part of the Apollo 8 engineering team. He began working in manufacturing engineering, with the last 20 years of his career as a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering for various companies, including NCR and Motorola. He helped design the former Motorola plant in Joplin, Mo. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was a long member and Elder of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Cedar Ridge Congregation in Neosho, Mo. He is preceded in death by two grandchildren: Evan Jordan and Christina Jordan. He is survived by his wife, Suzana "Sue" Frederickson; Tamara "Tami" Floyd and husband Richard, Jeff Jordan and wife Gwen, Randy Jordan and wife Brooke, Nick Jordan and wife Ethel; grandchildren, Stephen Floyd, Matthew Floyd, Joshua Jordan, Tiffany Jordan, Charity Jordan-Sperle, Hannah Jordan-Smith, Nicholas Jordan; and ten great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Benton County Funeral Home, 306 N. 4th St., Rogers, Ark. www.bentoncountyfuneralhome.com.