Kenneth Frank

Kenneth Frank, 83, of Carroll, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at SunnyBrook Assisted Living in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2013 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Music will be by Marcy Anderson and the St. Lawrence Choir with Sherry Loughran as song leader. Mass servers will be Max Heithoff and Madie Bauer. Lectors will be Ken’s granddaughters: Kim Johnson and Brittany Kohrt. Gift Bearers will be Ken’s grandchildren: Julie Miller, Kim Johnson, Jessica Tigges, Jennifer Hay, Tiffany Klehn, Brittany Kohrt, Janyce Majerus, Jill Potthoff, Joy Vonnahme and Abigail Frank. Eucharsitic Ministers will be: Barb Brauckman, Jean Knobbe, and Ann Christiansen. Casket Bearers will be Eric Hahn, Andrew Kohrt, John Klehn, Brad Vonnahme, Eric Johnson, and Lonnie Miller. Honorary Casket Bearers will be members of SunnyBrook of Carroll Staff: Bruce Boehm, Summer Mozena, Cully Magner, Beth Ann Schmidt, Reagan Schaal, and Emilie Hanson. Burial will be in Carroll City Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll on Thursday after 3:30 p.m. where there will be a rosary at 4:00 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service by St. Lawrence Parish at 7:00 p.m. The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 9 a.m. Friday where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ken’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Kenneth Joseph was born on October 18, 1929 in Coon Rapids, Iowa the son of George and Gertrude (Brauckman) Frank. Ken graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1948. On July 14, 1953 Ken was united into marriage to Katherine Goetzinger at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. The couple resided at several Air Force Bases in the United States, and returned to Carroll in 1971. Ken served in the United States Air Force from October 2, 1950 to July 30, 1972. During this time he was involved in the Viet Nam Conflict, and achieved the rank of Master Sergeant. After his retirement from the military he delivered milk door to door for Bernholtz Locker, and managed Pizza Hut in Carroll for 30 years before he retired. Ken was a member of St. Lawrence Parish. In his spare time he was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish with his son and grandchildren. Ken is survived by his children: Vicky (Gene) Tigges of Carroll, Cindy Hahn of Carroll, Annie (Jerry) Dentlinger of Glidden, and Steve (Susie) Frank of Carroll; 14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; two sisters: Marjorie Golay of Carroll, and Rosemary (Ed) Wever of Los Angeles, Calif., one brother, Wilson (Tammy) Frank of Flagstaff, Ariz.; his in-laws: Charlotte Frank of Harlan, Jim (Mary) Goetzinger of Darrien, Ill., and Judy (Clarence) Ziegmann of Carroll. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Katherine in 2006, a daughter, Julie, in infancy, and his siblings: George Frank, Harold Frank, Jerome Frank, Cleadith Hubbell, Marion Hilgenberg, Arlene Lumsden, Delores Duncan.

Kenneth Frank

October 18, 1929 - July 21, 2013