DEATHS

 

Richard V. Frank

CARLETON — Richard V.
Frank, 74, of Carleton, who
worked 39 years for the Detroit
Edison Co. at its Trenton Channel
Plant, died of natural causes Satur-
day night near Tawas City, where
he was vacationing. He had been
ill for several days.

Friends may call from 12:30 to 9
p.m. Tuesday in the Arthur
Bobcean Funeral Home, Carleton
Chapel, where services will be at
‘11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev.
William Morris, pastor of St. John

Lutheran Church, Waltz, will offi- |
ciate and burial will be at Michi- |

gan Memorial Park, Flat Rock.
Born March 2, 1923, in Wyan-

dotte, he was the son of Richard E.

and Lillian G. (Porath) Frank. He

married Mary P. Elliott on April |

19, 1947, at St. John’s Church.

He retired as an operator at the
Trenton plant in 1986. He served
in the U.S. Army as a technician-
third grade from Jan. 26, 1943, to

Feb. 24, 1946. He wasa member |
of Carleton Post 4093, Veterans |

of Foreign Wars, and was an avid |
hunter and fisherman and enjoyed |
watching spectator sports. He |
graduated from South Rockwood |

High School in 1941.

In addition to his wife, he is sur-
vived by three sons, John and
Jerry, both of Carleton, and
~ Michael of Howell; three daugh-
ters, Sherry Sutherland of Car-

leton, Marsha Frank of Lam- .

bertville and Sandra Fairchild of
Fenton, and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by six
brothers — Lawrence, Earl, Roy,
Harvey, Gene and Glenn.