Dr. Paul Hans Frahm, 79, of Davenport, IA, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. Services in celebration of his life will be held at 1 PM Saturday, February 19th at the First Christian Church, 510 E. 15th St., Davenport. Visitation will take place 5-8 PM Friday at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly at Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Family will also greet friends from noon until the time of service at the church on Saturday. A nursery will be provided. Burial will take place at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, his family asks that memorials be made to the First Christian Church, Davenport, IA.
Paul was born in 1932 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the first of 11 children born to Hans and Agnes Frahm. He married Cleova Clark in 1951. He later married Ella Cowan Taylor on June 2, 1967. Paul graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD in 1949. He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls and graduated from Drake University with a B.A. degree in 1953, a B.D. degree in 1956, and an M.A. degree in 1963. He earned a PhD in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1966.
Paul's desire to serve God and others led him to be ordained in Christian ministry in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1953. He pastored churches in Pattonsburg, MO, and Elkhart, IA, prior to being called to the First Christian Church in Mankato, MN, where he served a growing congregation from 1956 through the dedication of a new church building in 1962. While earning his M.A. degree at Drake University, Paul shepherded the Bladensburg Christian Church near Ottumwa, IA. He filled roles as interim pastor of Cedar Memorial Christian Church in Davenport from April - August of 1970 and of Moline Christian Church in 1996. He also served as Minister of Membership at the Moline Christian Church from 1997-2002. Paul has been a member of the First Christian Church in Davenport, IA, for 44 years, was a member of the board of directors of Disciples Uniting in the Quad Cities and was one of the founders of Morningstar Community.
In addition to being a pastor, Paul began his career as a clinical psychologist at the Scott County Mental Health Center in 1966. He was chief psychologist at the Vera French Community Mental Health Center, retiring from there in 1986 after 20 years of service. He joined the Psychology Associates in private practice, retiring in 1998.
Paul had a wide variety of interests and hobbies. He was an avid and successful hunter, winning Iowa trophies for turkey hunting in 1986, 1989, and 1991. He looked forward to annual goose hunting trips to Manitoba, Canada, as well as traditional Thanksgiving pheasant hunts with family and close friends. He enjoyed bow hunting for deer. Paul trained and worked with his own dogs throughout his life. Splatter, Muffin, Brie, Crickett, Lance, and Freckles were not only good hunters, but beloved pets and companions as well. Paul relished working with his hands. He repaired, remodeled, and renovated homes, loved working in his yard and gardens, maintained his own cars, and, until the last few months, was his own barber.
He was proud of his family and dearly loved each of his seven sisters, three brothers, four children, three stepchildren and each of their spouses. He had a special bond with hunting partner and brother-in-law, Paul Lamont. He doted on his ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He helped friends and family stay connected through email, Facebook, and genealogy research that led to the discovery of new relatives both here and abroad. He visited Norway on several occasions and took his mother to see her ancestral home and stand on the path her father walked as he left his home for a new life in America. Paul valued his family and each of his friendships. He served God faithfully all his life and has left a lasting imprint on the hearts, minds, and souls of many. He will be greatly missed by those who are left behind.
His survivors include his wife, Ella; daughter Kathleen Frahm, Bettendorf, IA; stepdaughters Pat (Lou) Felix, Payson, AZ; Julie McEwan, Plymouth, MN; and Scotty (Gary) Spohr, Indianapolis, IN; sons, David Frahm, Colorado Springs, CO; Steven (Audrey) Frahm, Plantation, FL; and Tim Frahm, Davenport, IA; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Carol Masters, Middletown, IN; Joan (Russell) Allen, Newport Beach, CA; Janet (John) Bowermaster-Davis, San Diego, CA; Linda (Paul) Lamont, Ankeny, IA; and brother Mark (Vesta) Frahm, Ottumwa, IA.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Hans Frahm in 1978 and Agnes Frahm in 1997; sisters Jeanne (Kore) Sneve, Norway; Judith (Curtiss) Pieritz, VA, Barbara (George) Monasky, PA; and brothers, Dr. James Frahm, Des Moines, IA; and Dr. John (Sue) Frahm, Iron Mountain, MI.
Paul was born in 1932 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the first of 11 children born to Hans and Agnes Frahm. He married Cleova Clark in 1951. He later married Ella Cowan Taylor on June 2, 1967. Paul graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD in 1949. He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls and graduated from Drake University with a B.A. degree in 1953, a B.D. degree in 1956, and an M.A. degree in 1963. He earned a PhD in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1966.
Paul's desire to serve God and others led him to be ordained in Christian ministry in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1953. He pastored churches in Pattonsburg, MO, and Elkhart, IA, prior to being called to the First Christian Church in Mankato, MN, where he served a growing congregation from 1956 through the dedication of a new church building in 1962. While earning his M.A. degree at Drake University, Paul shepherded the Bladensburg Christian Church near Ottumwa, IA. He filled roles as interim pastor of Cedar Memorial Christian Church in Davenport from April - August of 1970 and of Moline Christian Church in 1996. He also served as Minister of Membership at the Moline Christian Church from 1997-2002. Paul has been a member of the First Christian Church in Davenport, IA, for 44 years, was a member of the board of directors of Disciples Uniting in the Quad Cities and was one of the founders of Morningstar Community.
In addition to being a pastor, Paul began his career as a clinical psychologist at the Scott County Mental Health Center in 1966. He was chief psychologist at the Vera French Community Mental Health Center, retiring from there in 1986 after 20 years of service. He joined the Psychology Associates in private practice, retiring in 1998.
Paul had a wide variety of interests and hobbies. He was an avid and successful hunter, winning Iowa trophies for turkey hunting in 1986, 1989, and 1991. He looked forward to annual goose hunting trips to Manitoba, Canada, as well as traditional Thanksgiving pheasant hunts with family and close friends. He enjoyed bow hunting for deer. Paul trained and worked with his own dogs throughout his life. Splatter, Muffin, Brie, Crickett, Lance, and Freckles were not only good hunters, but beloved pets and companions as well. Paul relished working with his hands. He repaired, remodeled, and renovated homes, loved working in his yard and gardens, maintained his own cars, and, until the last few months, was his own barber.
He was proud of his family and dearly loved each of his seven sisters, three brothers, four children, three stepchildren and each of their spouses. He had a special bond with hunting partner and brother-in-law, Paul Lamont. He doted on his ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He helped friends and family stay connected through email, Facebook, and genealogy research that led to the discovery of new relatives both here and abroad. He visited Norway on several occasions and took his mother to see her ancestral home and stand on the path her father walked as he left his home for a new life in America. Paul valued his family and each of his friendships. He served God faithfully all his life and has left a lasting imprint on the hearts, minds, and souls of many. He will be greatly missed by those who are left behind.
His survivors include his wife, Ella; daughter Kathleen Frahm, Bettendorf, IA; stepdaughters Pat (Lou) Felix, Payson, AZ; Julie McEwan, Plymouth, MN; and Scotty (Gary) Spohr, Indianapolis, IN; sons, David Frahm, Colorado Springs, CO; Steven (Audrey) Frahm, Plantation, FL; and Tim Frahm, Davenport, IA; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Carol Masters, Middletown, IN; Joan (Russell) Allen, Newport Beach, CA; Janet (John) Bowermaster-Davis, San Diego, CA; Linda (Paul) Lamont, Ankeny, IA; and brother Mark (Vesta) Frahm, Ottumwa, IA.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Hans Frahm in 1978 and Agnes Frahm in 1997; sisters Jeanne (Kore) Sneve, Norway; Judith (Curtiss) Pieritz, VA, Barbara (George) Monasky, PA; and brothers, Dr. James Frahm, Des Moines, IA; and Dr. John (Sue) Frahm, Iron Mountain, MI.
Dr. Paul Hans Frahm, 79, of Davenport, IA, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. Services in celebration of his life will be held at 1 PM Saturday, February 19th at the First Christian Church, 510 E. 15th St., Davenport. Visitation will take place 5-8 PM Friday at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly at Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Family will also greet friends from noon until the time of service at the church on Saturday. A nursery will be provided. Burial will take place at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, his family asks that memorials be made to the First Christian Church, Davenport, IA.
Paul was born in 1932 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the first of 11 children born to Hans and Agnes Frahm. He married Cleova Clark in 1951. He later married Ella Cowan Taylor on June 2, 1967. Paul graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD in 1949. He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls and graduated from Drake University with a B.A. degree in 1953, a B.D. degree in 1956, and an M.A. degree in 1963. He earned a PhD in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1966.
Paul's desire to serve God and others led him to be ordained in Christian ministry in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1953. He pastored churches in Pattonsburg, MO, and Elkhart, IA, prior to being called to the First Christian Church in Mankato, MN, where he served a growing congregation from 1956 through the dedication of a new church building in 1962. While earning his M.A. degree at Drake University, Paul shepherded the Bladensburg Christian Church near Ottumwa, IA. He filled roles as interim pastor of Cedar Memorial Christian Church in Davenport from April - August of 1970 and of Moline Christian Church in 1996. He also served as Minister of Membership at the Moline Christian Church from 1997-2002. Paul has been a member of the First Christian Church in Davenport, IA, for 44 years, was a member of the board of directors of Disciples Uniting in the Quad Cities and was one of the founders of Morningstar Community.
In addition to being a pastor, Paul began his career as a clinical psychologist at the Scott County Mental Health Center in 1966. He was chief psychologist at the Vera French Community Mental Health Center, retiring from there in 1986 after 20 years of service. He joined the Psychology Associates in private practice, retiring in 1998.
Paul had a wide variety of interests and hobbies. He was an avid and successful hunter, winning Iowa trophies for turkey hunting in 1986, 1989, and 1991. He looked forward to annual goose hunting trips to Manitoba, Canada, as well as traditional Thanksgiving pheasant hunts with family and close friends. He enjoyed bow hunting for deer. Paul trained and worked with his own dogs throughout his life. Splatter, Muffin, Brie, Crickett, Lance, and Freckles were not only good hunters, but beloved pets and companions as well. Paul relished working with his hands. He repaired, remodeled, and renovated homes, loved working in his yard and gardens, maintained his own cars, and, until the last few months, was his own barber.
He was proud of his family and dearly loved each of his seven sisters, three brothers, four children, three stepchildren and each of their spouses. He had a special bond with hunting partner and brother-in-law, Paul Lamont. He doted on his ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He helped friends and family stay connected through email, Facebook, and genealogy research that led to the discovery of new relatives both here and abroad. He visited Norway on several occasions and took his mother to see her ancestral home and stand on the path her father walked as he left his home for a new life in America. Paul valued his family and each of his friendships. He served God faithfully all his life and has left a lasting imprint on the hearts, minds, and souls of many. He will be greatly missed by those who are left behind.
His survivors include his wife, Ella; daughter Kathleen Frahm, Bettendorf, IA; stepdaughters Pat (Lou) Felix, Payson, AZ; Julie McEwan, Plymouth, MN; and Scotty (Gary) Spohr, Indianapolis, IN; sons, David Frahm, Colorado Springs, CO; Steven (Audrey) Frahm, Plantation, FL; and Tim Frahm, Davenport, IA; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Carol Masters, Middletown, IN; Joan (Russell) Allen, Newport Beach, CA; Janet (John) Bowermaster-Davis, San Diego, CA; Linda (Paul) Lamont, Ankeny, IA; and brother Mark (Vesta) Frahm, Ottumwa, IA.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Hans Frahm in 1978 and Agnes Frahm in 1997; sisters Jeanne (Kore) Sneve, Norway; Judith (Curtiss) Pieritz, VA, Barbara (George) Monasky, PA; and brothers, Dr. James Frahm, Des Moines, IA; and Dr. John (Sue) Frahm, Iron Mountain, MI.
Paul was born in 1932 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the first of 11 children born to Hans and Agnes Frahm. He married Cleova Clark in 1951. He later married Ella Cowan Taylor on June 2, 1967. Paul graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD in 1949. He attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls and graduated from Drake University with a B.A. degree in 1953, a B.D. degree in 1956, and an M.A. degree in 1963. He earned a PhD in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1966.
Paul's desire to serve God and others led him to be ordained in Christian ministry in the Disciples of Christ Church in 1953. He pastored churches in Pattonsburg, MO, and Elkhart, IA, prior to being called to the First Christian Church in Mankato, MN, where he served a growing congregation from 1956 through the dedication of a new church building in 1962. While earning his M.A. degree at Drake University, Paul shepherded the Bladensburg Christian Church near Ottumwa, IA. He filled roles as interim pastor of Cedar Memorial Christian Church in Davenport from April - August of 1970 and of Moline Christian Church in 1996. He also served as Minister of Membership at the Moline Christian Church from 1997-2002. Paul has been a member of the First Christian Church in Davenport, IA, for 44 years, was a member of the board of directors of Disciples Uniting in the Quad Cities and was one of the founders of Morningstar Community.
In addition to being a pastor, Paul began his career as a clinical psychologist at the Scott County Mental Health Center in 1966. He was chief psychologist at the Vera French Community Mental Health Center, retiring from there in 1986 after 20 years of service. He joined the Psychology Associates in private practice, retiring in 1998.
Paul had a wide variety of interests and hobbies. He was an avid and successful hunter, winning Iowa trophies for turkey hunting in 1986, 1989, and 1991. He looked forward to annual goose hunting trips to Manitoba, Canada, as well as traditional Thanksgiving pheasant hunts with family and close friends. He enjoyed bow hunting for deer. Paul trained and worked with his own dogs throughout his life. Splatter, Muffin, Brie, Crickett, Lance, and Freckles were not only good hunters, but beloved pets and companions as well. Paul relished working with his hands. He repaired, remodeled, and renovated homes, loved working in his yard and gardens, maintained his own cars, and, until the last few months, was his own barber.
He was proud of his family and dearly loved each of his seven sisters, three brothers, four children, three stepchildren and each of their spouses. He had a special bond with hunting partner and brother-in-law, Paul Lamont. He doted on his ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He helped friends and family stay connected through email, Facebook, and genealogy research that led to the discovery of new relatives both here and abroad. He visited Norway on several occasions and took his mother to see her ancestral home and stand on the path her father walked as he left his home for a new life in America. Paul valued his family and each of his friendships. He served God faithfully all his life and has left a lasting imprint on the hearts, minds, and souls of many. He will be greatly missed by those who are left behind.
His survivors include his wife, Ella; daughter Kathleen Frahm, Bettendorf, IA; stepdaughters Pat (Lou) Felix, Payson, AZ; Julie McEwan, Plymouth, MN; and Scotty (Gary) Spohr, Indianapolis, IN; sons, David Frahm, Colorado Springs, CO; Steven (Audrey) Frahm, Plantation, FL; and Tim Frahm, Davenport, IA; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Carol Masters, Middletown, IN; Joan (Russell) Allen, Newport Beach, CA; Janet (John) Bowermaster-Davis, San Diego, CA; Linda (Paul) Lamont, Ankeny, IA; and brother Mark (Vesta) Frahm, Ottumwa, IA.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Hans Frahm in 1978 and Agnes Frahm in 1997; sisters Jeanne (Kore) Sneve, Norway; Judith (Curtiss) Pieritz, VA, Barbara (George) Monasky, PA; and brothers, Dr. James Frahm, Des Moines, IA; and Dr. John (Sue) Frahm, Iron Mountain, MI.
