George E. Frantz

Full Name: George E. Frantz Age: 86 Years Sex: M

Current address: Topeka, Kansas

Date of death: Wednesday morning , January 22, 2003

Place of death: A Topeka care center

Date of birth: January 2, 1917 Place of birth: Bonner Springs, KS

Parents: George and Clara Bishop Frantz

Years in current city/town: Moved to Topeka as a child.
Background:
Graduated from Topeka High School. He was employed by Duffens Optical before he was one of the first hired at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka, KS. He retired in 1979. He was a member of the Local Rubber Workers Union.

Relatives: Married to: Ruth Hankamer, on April 28, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas

preceded in death by: his wife, Ruth, on April 29, 1997
His son, Gary Frantz in 1962

Immediate survivors:
Daughter: Bess Dosch, Topeka, KS
Daughter: Nancy Sharpe, Knoxville, TN
Daughter: Pam Johnson, Topeka, KS
Son: Jim Frantz, Topeka, KS
Grandchildren: 18
Great-grandchildren 17

Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at , 11:00 am at Penwell Gabel Mid Town Chapel on Saturday, January 25, 2003.

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas

Visitation times, place: George E. Frantz will lie in state after 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2003 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel where the family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m.

12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:

13. Memorial contributions, if any: Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. , Kansas Chapter, P.O. Box 16094, Wichita , KS 67216