1 Elaine Lois Vanbilliard on: 12/11/1948 Children: - Living Frankenfield
- Living Frankenfield
- Living Frankenfield
2 Karen Sue Cook on: 08/31/1968 Children: - Living Frankenfield
Siblings: - Woodroe James Frankenfie
- Boy Frankenfield
- Gerald Luther Frankenfield
- Child Frankenfield
- James Joel Frankenfield
- Royce Paul Frankenfield
- Living Frankenfield
- Ruth May Frankenfield
- Irene Frances Frankenfield
| Born: Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Burial: Notes: Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, Friday, June 8, 2012, Page 2A
Richard Frankenfield
Richard L. Frankenfield
Richard (Dick) Lindbergh Frankenfield
Richard (Dick) Lindbergh Frankenfield passed away peacefully in his sle ep on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at his home in Lawrence.
He was born on February 26, 1928 in Bethlehem, PA, the son of James Garfie ld Frankenfield and Christiana Catherine Hager Frankenfield. He was a grad uate of Lehigh University, earning a degree in chemical engineering. He w as employed by Hercules Incorporated, and retired after 40 years of servic e.
He married Elaine Lois VanBilliard on December 11, 1948 in Bethlehem, P A. She passed June 18, 1963. He married Karen Sue Cook Frankenfield on A ugust 31, 1968 in Lawrence, KS. She passed December 22, 2009.
Dick was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was involved wi th various community ministries. At the church, he was a long-time memb er of the choir, helped take care of the church landscaping, and serv ed in the kitchen for various functions. He also volunteered for Dougl as County Senior Services, Meals on Wheels, LINK, the Sertoma Club, and La wrence Memorial Hospital where he had a term as President of the Volunteer s. He served for several years as President and Treasurer of the Hills We st Homes Association. He and his wife, Karen, received the Service to Man kind Award in the Spring of 1999. He loved spending time with his famil y. Other interests included golfing, bowling, whistling tunes, cards, cro ssword puzzles, KU sports, and fascination with the weather.
In addition to his two wives, Dick was pre-deceased by brothers Gerry, Ji m, and Roy Frankenfield, and a sister, Ruth Rybak. He is survived by t wo sisters, Grace Shaner of Bethlehem, PA and Irene Ozimek of Wilmingto n, DE. He is also survived by his four children, Diane Louise Frankenfie ld of Abingdon, MD, Richard Charles Frankenfield of Corvallis, OR and h is wife, Sue Frey, Cynthia Lee Sitler and her husband Don Sitler of Garnet t, KS, and Samuel Paul Frankenfield of Lawrence, KS. Dick is also surviv ed by five grandchildren, Jackson Daniel Tarr of Abingdon, MD, Jamie Kathe rine Frey-Frankenfield and Patrick Richard Frey-Frankenfield of Corvalli s, OR, Tiffany Marie Dunyon and her husband Darrell of Ottawa, KS, and Mic hael Louis Sitler of Garnett KS, and two great-grandchildren, Devynn Mar ie Sitler and Isabella Grace Sitler of Garnett KS.
A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Monday, June 11, 2012, at Trini ty Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, KS.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church or G race Hospice in care of the mortuary, 120 W. 13th St., Lawrence, KS 66044 |