Louis Frank died May 6, 2010 at the Iowa Masonic Health Facilities in Bettendorf, IA, at the age of 89.He was born to Gottlieb H. and Mary L. Wohlenhaus Frank at their farm home 2½ miles southeast of Lyman, Iowa on October 21, 1920. He attended Pringry Country School and Atlantic High School, graduating with the class of 1938. After graduation he was associated with his father in a farming operation in the Lyman, Cumberland and Massena areas.On July 6, 1946 he was united in marriage with Pauline H. Stakey of Massena at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Three children were born to this marriage; twin sons, Gene and Gerald and daughter, Kathleen. He continued to farm in the Cumberland and Massena areas until he retired in 2001. In 1979 they moved to Atlantic and resided there until 2006 when they moved to a senior living community in Bettendorf to be closer to their children.Louis is survived by his sons, Gene of Bettendorf, IA, Gerald and his wife Kristen of Sioux Falls, SD, and daughter Kathleen Lohr and her husband Bob, of Columbus, OH; grandchildren, Kaia Downing and her husband Brad, and daughters, Shea and Nissa of Sioux City, IA, Derek Frank and his wife, Coreen, and children, Hailey, and Tyler, of Coralville, IA, and Summer Ressler and her husband Travis, of Columbus, OH;one sister Ramona Knop of Atlantic; two sister-in-laws, Helen Stakey of Anita and Shirley Stakey of Story City; and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Gottlieb H. and Mary L. Frank; his wife of over 61 years, Pauline; his sister Elizabeth and her husband Clair Hines of Griswold, IA, his brothers-in-law, Leo Stakey of Anita, Marvin Stakey of Stratford, IA. and Stanley Knop of Atlantic.Funeral InformationThere will be open visitation at the Roland Funeral Home on Sunday from 1 - 5 and Monday 8 - 6 with a family visitation Monday evening from 6:00 - 8:00.A grave side funeral service will be held at St. John"s United Church of Christ Cemetery south of Lyman on Tuesday, May 11, at 10:30 AMThe family requests that memorial donations be given to the Cass County Memorial Hospital Hospice in lieu of flowers.In Loving Memory ofLouis FrankBORNOctober 21, 1920 at Lyman, IAENTERED INTO RESTMay 6, 2010At the age of 89 years, 6 months and 15 daysGRAVESIDE SERVICESTuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10:30 AMSt. John"s United Church of Christ CemeterySouth of Lyman, IowaOFFICIATINGPastor James HansenBEARERS Derek Frank Brad Downing Travis Ressier Mike Knop Doran Stakey Rich Anstey

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