John Fries, 68, of Nazareth, PA passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 in Bethlehem, PA.  John was a 1971 graduate of Nazareth High School. Born in Bethlehem, PA, John was the second youngest of seven children born to the late Elwood and Ruth (Rodger) Fries in Upper Nazareth's East Lawn Gardens.

He was the proprietor of The Wood Doctor furniture repair & restoration shop in Bath, PA for over 25 years.  John also worked for C.F. Martin Guitar and Stofanik's Kitchens in Lower Nazareth.

John was a collector of many Corvette cars through the years and a member of area Corvette Club Associations with winning entires in the highest shows in the region and took great pride in preserving the original condition of all the cars he previously owned.

John was a youth football coach for the Upper Nazareth Clippers for many years.

John is deeply missed and survived by his wife of 49 years, Miki (Engler) Fries; two children, Marci Sank and John Fries; his 5 grandchildren Caleb Messinger, Alden Fries, Timothy Sank, Braxton Fries & Jillian Sank; and his siblings, Joan Boyer, Calvin Fries, Herbert Fries & David Fries.

John was preceded in death by twin grandchildren Madison and Juliana, a sister Joyce Kemmerer and a brother Roger Fries.

Services will be private, at the family's request. Arrangements are entrusted to the Schmidt Funeral Home, PC in Nazareth.

Expressions of sympathy may be offered at schmidtfuneralhomepc.com.