Richard D. “Dick” Franks, 92, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2020 at the Grandview Health Care Center, Oelwein.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo, Iowa with Rev. Gary Hatcher officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.
Military Service: 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9.
Interment: Garnavillo Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa.
Memorial Fund: St. Paul Lutheran Church and Grandview Health Care Center.
Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing will be required. Those in attendance are asked to wear a mask inside the funeral home and church. We encourage relatives and friends not able to attend the service to reach out to the family by leaving a message on the funeral home web site, by mail, text or phone.
Richard David Franks was born on September 22, 1928 in rural Elkport, Iowa, the son of Amos Franks & Ida Belle (Smith) Groth Franks. Dick was raised on farms in Clayton County. He received his education at the Elkport Country School and then graduated from Elkader High School in the class of 1947. After graduation, Dick worked on his uncle’s farm until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. He served in Korea as a radio operator for 19 months, until February of 1953. Dick worked for a short time at John Deere in Dubuque and Waterloo. He was then the seventh man hired at the new Donaldson Company in Oelwein. After moving to Oelwein, Dick met Donna Mae Stade at a dance at the Oelwein Coliseum. They were united in marriage on October 23, 1957 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo by the Rev. L.C. Urlaub. Dick and Donna were blessed with two sons, Kent and Kurt. Dick retired from Donaldson’s after working there for 35 ½ years. Following retirement, Dick worked for AgVantage FS for several years and as a custodian for the Oelwein Community Schools for six years.
Dick was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo and the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9. Dick and Donna were vendors at craft shows for many years.
Dick is survived by his Wife of 62 years: Donna Franks of Oelwein;
2 Sons: Kent (Sandra) Franks of St. Olaf &
Kurt (Donna) Franks of Postville and
2 Grandchildren: Bryon Franks & Rachel Franks.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; grandson: Aaron; brother: Owen; baby sister: Charlida and 2 half-brothers: Alfred and Virgil Groth.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo, Iowa with Rev. Gary Hatcher officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.
Military Service: 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9.
Interment: Garnavillo Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa.
Memorial Fund: St. Paul Lutheran Church and Grandview Health Care Center.
Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing will be required. Those in attendance are asked to wear a mask inside the funeral home and church. We encourage relatives and friends not able to attend the service to reach out to the family by leaving a message on the funeral home web site, by mail, text or phone.
Richard David Franks was born on September 22, 1928 in rural Elkport, Iowa, the son of Amos Franks & Ida Belle (Smith) Groth Franks. Dick was raised on farms in Clayton County. He received his education at the Elkport Country School and then graduated from Elkader High School in the class of 1947. After graduation, Dick worked on his uncle’s farm until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. He served in Korea as a radio operator for 19 months, until February of 1953. Dick worked for a short time at John Deere in Dubuque and Waterloo. He was then the seventh man hired at the new Donaldson Company in Oelwein. After moving to Oelwein, Dick met Donna Mae Stade at a dance at the Oelwein Coliseum. They were united in marriage on October 23, 1957 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo by the Rev. L.C. Urlaub. Dick and Donna were blessed with two sons, Kent and Kurt. Dick retired from Donaldson’s after working there for 35 ½ years. Following retirement, Dick worked for AgVantage FS for several years and as a custodian for the Oelwein Community Schools for six years.
Dick was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo and the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9. Dick and Donna were vendors at craft shows for many years.
Dick is survived by his Wife of 62 years: Donna Franks of Oelwein;
2 Sons: Kent (Sandra) Franks of St. Olaf &
Kurt (Donna) Franks of Postville and
2 Grandchildren: Bryon Franks & Rachel Franks.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; grandson: Aaron; brother: Owen; baby sister: Charlida and 2 half-brothers: Alfred and Virgil Groth.
Richard D. “Dick” Franks, 92, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2020 at the Grandview Health Care Center, Oelwein.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo, Iowa with Rev. Gary Hatcher officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.
Military Service: 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9.
Interment: Garnavillo Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa.
Memorial Fund: St. Paul Lutheran Church and Grandview Health Care Center.
Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing will be required. Those in attendance are asked to wear a mask inside the funeral home and church. We encourage relatives and friends not able to attend the service to reach out to the family by leaving a message on the funeral home web site, by mail, text or phone.
Richard David Franks was born on September 22, 1928 in rural Elkport, Iowa, the son of Amos Franks & Ida Belle (Smith) Groth Franks. Dick was raised on farms in Clayton County. He received his education at the Elkport Country School and then graduated from Elkader High School in the class of 1947. After graduation, Dick worked on his uncle’s farm until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. He served in Korea as a radio operator for 19 months, until February of 1953. Dick worked for a short time at John Deere in Dubuque and Waterloo. He was then the seventh man hired at the new Donaldson Company in Oelwein. After moving to Oelwein, Dick met Donna Mae Stade at a dance at the Oelwein Coliseum. They were united in marriage on October 23, 1957 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo by the Rev. L.C. Urlaub. Dick and Donna were blessed with two sons, Kent and Kurt. Dick retired from Donaldson’s after working there for 35 ½ years. Following retirement, Dick worked for AgVantage FS for several years and as a custodian for the Oelwein Community Schools for six years.
Dick was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo and the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9. Dick and Donna were vendors at craft shows for many years.
Dick is survived by his Wife of 62 years: Donna Franks of Oelwein;
2 Sons: Kent (Sandra) Franks of St. Olaf &
Kurt (Donna) Franks of Postville and
2 Grandchildren: Bryon Franks & Rachel Franks.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; grandson: Aaron; brother: Owen; baby sister: Charlida and 2 half-brothers: Alfred and Virgil Groth.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo, Iowa with Rev. Gary Hatcher officiating.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.
Military Service: 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home by the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9.
Interment: Garnavillo Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa.
Memorial Fund: St. Paul Lutheran Church and Grandview Health Care Center.
Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing will be required. Those in attendance are asked to wear a mask inside the funeral home and church. We encourage relatives and friends not able to attend the service to reach out to the family by leaving a message on the funeral home web site, by mail, text or phone.
Richard David Franks was born on September 22, 1928 in rural Elkport, Iowa, the son of Amos Franks & Ida Belle (Smith) Groth Franks. Dick was raised on farms in Clayton County. He received his education at the Elkport Country School and then graduated from Elkader High School in the class of 1947. After graduation, Dick worked on his uncle’s farm until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. He served in Korea as a radio operator for 19 months, until February of 1953. Dick worked for a short time at John Deere in Dubuque and Waterloo. He was then the seventh man hired at the new Donaldson Company in Oelwein. After moving to Oelwein, Dick met Donna Mae Stade at a dance at the Oelwein Coliseum. They were united in marriage on October 23, 1957 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo by the Rev. L.C. Urlaub. Dick and Donna were blessed with two sons, Kent and Kurt. Dick retired from Donaldson’s after working there for 35 ½ years. Following retirement, Dick worked for AgVantage FS for several years and as a custodian for the Oelwein Community Schools for six years.
Dick was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garnavillo and the Oelwein American Legion Ross Reid Post #9. Dick and Donna were vendors at craft shows for many years.
Dick is survived by his Wife of 62 years: Donna Franks of Oelwein;
2 Sons: Kent (Sandra) Franks of St. Olaf &
Kurt (Donna) Franks of Postville and
2 Grandchildren: Bryon Franks & Rachel Franks.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; grandson: Aaron; brother: Owen; baby sister: Charlida and 2 half-brothers: Alfred and Virgil Groth.
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