Jeffery Hilary WOOD [Parents] was born on 18 Apr 1972 in Toledo, OH. He married Leslie GARRY on 14 Feb 1998.
Leslie GARRY.Leslie married Jeffery Hilary WOOD on 14 Feb 1998.
Michael Dale FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 23 Jul 1946 in Toledo, OH. He married Sharon MARTINEZ on 13 Jun 1970 in California. The marriage ended in divorce.
Michael Frankowski relocated to Fontana, CA following graduation from high school.
Sharon MARTINEZ was born on 3 Aug 1949 in Riverside, CA. She married Michael Dale FRANKOWSKI on 13 Jun 1970 in California. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had the following children:
F i Amy FRANKOWSKI was born on 19 Sep 1974. F ii Sara FRANKOWSKI was born on 26 May 1977 in California.
Marc GARCIA was born in San Bernadino, CA. He married Amy FRANKOWSKI on 11 Dec 1998.
Amy FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 19 Sep 1974 in California. She married Marc GARCIA on 11 Dec 1998.
Oliver Burnep BROWN [Parents] was born on 16 Jun 1891 in Toledo, OH. He died on 20 Jun 1953 in Toledo, OH. The cause of death was Heart disease. He was buried in Sylvania, OH / Toledo Memorial Park Sec 28. He married Harriet Eva ROHR on 28 Apr 1915 in Toledo, OH.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Harriet Eva ROHR [Parents] was born on 21 Dec 1894 in Toledo, OH. She died on 11 Nov 1967 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Sylvania, OH / Toledo Memorial Park Sec 36. She married Oliver Burnep BROWN on 28 Apr 1915 in Toledo, OH.
Wedding Announcement of Harriet Eva ROHR and Oliver Burnep BROWN from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Harriet, E., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rohr, became the bride of Mr. Oliver B. Brown at 9:30 o'clock this morning, the Rev. George Gunnel officiating, in Trinity Chapel in the presence of 75 guests. The bride wore a becoming silk suit of sand color and small hat to match, and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. Miss Edith Pilzecker and Mr. Harold Rohr, the bride's brother, were the attendants. Mr. Herbert Foster Sprague played an organ program preceding the ceremony, and the Lohengrin Bridal Chorus to herald the approach of the bridal party. After a wedding breakfast, served at the bride's home on North Erie Street, Mr. and Mrs. Brown left for a trip, at the conclusion of which they will be at home at 1720 Lagrange Street.
They had the following children:
F i Virginia Harriet BROWN was born on 11 Sep 1916. She died on 12 Jun 1982.
David Brown FRANKS [Parents] was born on 29 Apr 1941 in Toledo, OH. He died on 4 Aug 1995 in Maumee, OH. He married Cheryl WALDECK on 7 May 1969 in Maumee, OH / St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
David Brown FRANKS' body was cremated and his ashes sit on Cheryl's baby grand piano, a very appropiate place as Dave was an accomplished pianist.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
David B. Franks, of Dudley Street in Maumee, passed away unexpectedly August 4,1995 at home. He was the first son of Albin and Virginia (Brown) Franks, born on April 29,1941. He was a graduate of the Libbey High School Class of 1959 and a recipient of The DeVilbiss Company's College Scholarship in Engineering. David was active in Toledo area drag racing circles in the 1960's. He also played piano in several dance bands performing at area teen dances in the late 1950s and early 1960's. He worked for Dow Chemical (Findlay) in the early 1960's and joined Surface Combustion Company in 1967 as an engineer-in-training at the former Dorr Street complex. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toledo in 1968. Upon graduation, David joined Surface as a full time machine design engineer in the Steel Mill Division and became Chief engineer of the Rich Fume Incinerator Group. During this time he authored and received a patent for a high temperature material handling device. In 1979, he joined SSOE (formerly Samborn, Steketee, Otis & Evans) Inc., as a machine design engineer in the Industrial Division and obtained his registration as a professional engineer. He married the former Cheryl Waldeck of Toledo on May 7, 1969 in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee. They moved to Maumee In 1969 and made their home on Dudley Street. David was an avid car mechanic, gardener and lover of nature. He loved his family and enjoyed doing the many simple things of life with them such as taking walks in the woods and visiting the "flats" on the Maumee River at SideCut Park. David was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his wife Cheryl; children, Andre and Aaron; brothers, Gary (Lori) of Perrysburg; Neal (Carla) of Huntington Beach, CA; and Dennis (Gretchen) of Bellevue, WA. Friends and neighbors may call at the Maison-Dardenne Funeral Home, Maumee, OH, after 3 p.m. Monday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at I p.m. The family requests that tributes and memorials be in the form of donations to a scholarship fund for Andre and Aaron.
Obituary feature article from the Toledo Blade newspaper by Mark Zaborney / Blade Staff Writer
ENGINEER WORKED FOR SSOE
David Franks, machine design engineer for SSOE, Inc., who played in dance bands and raced cars in his youth, died of an apparent heart attack Friday in his Maumee home. He was 54. Mr. Franks, a professional engineer, worked in the industrial division of the architectural and engineering firm for 17 years. "He just liked the pure engineering work," his wife Cheryl, said. "He seemed to have this photographic memory. He knew it all, down cold." As an engineer for Surface Combustion Co., where he worked 12 years, he received a patent for a high-temperature material-handling device. He was hired as a machine design engineer there after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. Mr. Franks played piano in bands that performed at the Toledo area Teen Town dances in the late 1950s and 1960s. "He had a natural musical ability," his wife said. "He could play anything that was requested." His skill in auto repair helped keep his racecar in top shape, and during the 1960s, he won trophies in drag races at local strips. Mr. Franks, who grew up on Yosemite Drive, was a graduate of Libbey High School. In recent years, he and his wife belonged to a book discussion group. He enjoyed especially taking nature walks and going camping with sons Andre, 17, and Aaron, 7. "He spent so much time with them; that's what's going to be hardest," his wife said. Also surviving are brothers, Gary, Neal, and Dennis. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Maison-Dardenne Mortuary, Maumee, where the body will be after 3 p.m. tomorrow
Cheryl WALDECK was born on 24 Sep 1947 in Toledo, OH. She married David Brown FRANKS on 7 May 1969 in Maumee, OH / St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
They had the following children:
M i Andre David FRANKS was born on 5 Nov 1978 in Toledo, OH. M ii Aaron Alexander FRANKS was born on 28 Jan 1988 in Toledo, OH.
Gary Lewis FRANKS [Parents] was born on 3 Mar 1944 in Toledo, OH. He was christened in Park Congregational Church / Toledo, OH. He married Loretta Ann GOBEL on 9 Sep 1967.
Gary grew up with his family on Yosemite Drive in South Toledo and attended Harvard Grade School from 1949 to 1958.
He is a graduate of the Libbey High School Class of 1962 and a recipient of The Toledo Edison Company’s Stephen K. Mahon Scholarship in Engineering. In high school, he played piano in several dance bands performing at area teen dances and performed in Libbey’s Rhythm Roundup show.
Gary was a paperboy from 1955 to 1965, delivering both The Toledo Blade and The Toledo Times newspapers and is a Life Member of The Old Newsboys GoodFellows organization.
He was active in Toledo area drag racing circles in the 1960s and served as the classifying judge for “Hot Rod” Harry at the former Glass City Dragway at Metcalf Field. He raced his red 1962 Pontiac at Norwalk Dragway, Milan Dragway, and Detroit Dragway in addition to Glass City and won many class and bracket trophies over his racing career.
Gary worked part-time in the Substation Department of Toledo Edison in the early 1960’s and joined Surface Combustion Company in 1963 as an instrument technician in the Research & Development Laboratory at the former Dorr Street complex. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toledo in 1968. Upon graduation, Gary joined Surface as a full-time engineer in the Steel Mill Division and became Manager of the Combustion Control & Instrumentation Department.
In 1972, he joined SSOE Engineers - Architects (formerly Samborn, Steketee, Otis & Evans, Inc.) as a project manager in the Industrial Division and obtained registration as a professional engineer in the State of Ohio. He was named an Associate of the firm in 1976 and was promoted to Manager of the Process Engineering Department.
For an eight-year period beginning in 1975, Gary managed the design of Union Carbide’s graphite electrode plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. At the time, the project was the single largest commission the company had ever received. In 1981, Gary was elected a shareholder of the company, was named Assistant Division Manager in 1985, and in 1989 became Manager of the Manufacturing Process Division.
In 1991, Gary was named Corporate Director of the Computer Systems Technology Group at SSOE and also served as Corporate Chief Engineer of Manufacturing Process Design. Over a five-year period, he campaigned relentlessly to provide everyone in the company with a computer and to train them to become users of computers and technology. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of SSOE Systems, Inc. a subsidiary of SSOE specializing in turnkey control systems and solar energy systems. Gary achieved a special life-long goal in reaching early retirement from full-time engineering practice in 1998.
He married the former Loretta Ann Gobel of Bloom Township (Wood County) on September 9, 1967 in Monroe Street Methodist Church in Toledo. They moved to Perrysburg in 1969 and made their home there on Margaret Place and Mark Lane before moving to Belmont Lake Road in 1986. Gary is an avid gardener and landscaper, raising many varieties of flowers, bushes, and trees. He and his wife travel extensively throughout the United States during which he exercises his hobby of amateur photography and has assembled a very large collection of pictures, slides, movies, and videos. An avid outdoorsman, Gary enjoys sailing his Hobie Cat 16, camping at Higgins Lake in Michigan, and kayaking and bass fishing on the Maumee River. He enjoys doing the many simple things of life with family: walking with Lori on hiking trails at Oak Openings Preserve and Side Cut Park, windsurfing, fishing and kayaking with his son Gary, and helping his daughter Kristy fix her car and build things.
His other interests and hobbies included genealogy, playing ragtime and march piano music, fishing, reading, computers, home repair projects, the history of Custer’s Last Stand, local history, maps, and micro-brew beer sampling.
Gary was active in area engineering societies and activities. He served as the Vice-President of Programs for the Technical Society of Toledo and several terms as a trustee for the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers. Gary was a registered professional engineer in fourteen states. He served several terms as a trustee of the Engineers Foundation of Ohio and was instrumental in organizing the EFO’s “MathCounts” program locally and statewide as chairman. During the construction of the Maumee-Perrysburg Bridge in 2002, Gary operated an Internet website documenting the construction with more than 600 pictures and historical information. Later he authored a book, "Bridges At The Foot Of The Rapids - An Illustrated History of Maumee-Perrysburg, Ohio River Crossings And Construction of the 2002 Fort Meigs Memorial Bridge".
He is a long-time member of Grace United Methodist Church in Perrysburg and has served on the church’s Family Life Council, Worship Committee, Administrative Council, Good Samaritan Council, and Usher’s Committee.
Loretta Ann GOBEL [Parents] "Lori" was born on 13 Jun 1945 in Findlay, OH. She married Gary Lewis FRANKS on 9 Sep 1967. Loretta graduated from Elmwood High School in Jun 1963 in Bloomdale, OH. She was employed as as Head Nurse / Psychiatry Jun 1966 - Jun 1973 in Toledo Hospital / Toledo, OH. She graduated as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Jun 1966 in Toledo Hospital School of Nursing.
From the Toledo Blade newspaper 10-Sep-1967: Loretta Ann Gobel, Matson Street, became the bride of Gary L. Franks in a ceremony Saturday in Monroe Street Methodist Church. Mrs. Franks is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gobel, Bloomdale, O., and Mr. Franks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Franks, Yosemite Drive. Following a reception in Reeder Hall of the church, Mr. and Mrs. Franks left on a trip to the Pocono Mountains. They will live at 3140 Matson St.
Lori is a graduate of the Elmwood High School Class of 1963 and was active in many school activities and the Bloomdale “Cloverettes”. She worked part-time as a “Candy Striper” at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green and it was there that she established that she wanted to become a nurse and care for other people. She earned her Degree in Nursing at the former Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1966. Upon graduation, Lori joined Toledo Hospital as a full-time Registered Nurse in the Psychiatric Ward. In 1969, she was promoted to Head Nurse on the floor.
In 1970, Lori “retired” to become a full-time mother to her newborn son, Gary. In 1973, she gave birth to her daughter, Kristin. She was a very devoted wife and mother, always putting the other needs and wants of the family before her own. She was an excellent homemaker and housekeeper, being well-noted among her friends for having a “dustless” home at all times. This was a real challenge at times considering the habits of two teenagers and a husband predisposed to making a mess in his computer room.
She married Gary L. Franks of Toledo on September 9, 1967 in Monroe Street Methodist Church in Toledo. They moved to Perrysburg in 1969 and made their home there on Margaret Place and Mark Lane before moving to Belmont Lake Road in 1986. Lori is very interested in house plants and gardening and keeps more than 80 varieties of indoor plants. She enjoys camping with the family every summer at Higgins Lake in Michigan and doing the many simple things of life with them: walking with Gary on hiking trails at Oak Openings every spring and fall, playing board games with her son Gary, and cooking, shopping and doing art projects with her daughter Kristy. Her other interests and hobbies include sewing, nature, walking, bridge card games, and volleyball.
She is a long-time member of Grace United Methodist Church in Perrysburg and has served on the church’s Family Life Council and Administrative Council.
They had the following children:
M i Gary Lee FRANKS was born on 14 May 1970. F ii Kristin Lynn FRANKS was born on 4 Jun 1973 in Toledo, OH. She was christened in Grace United Methodist Church / Perrysburg, OH. Kristin graduated from Perrysburg High School in Jun 1991 in Perrysburg, OH. She graduated from Miami University summa cum laude / Western Program in May 1995 in Oxford, OH.
Neal Stuart FRANKS [Parents] "Willie" was born on 12 May 1946 in Toledo, OH. He married Carla Jean TILLIA on 29 Nov 1969 in Tustin, CA. The marriage ended in divorce.
Neal moved to California (Long Beach, Huntington Beach) after graduation from high school. Eventually he formed and operated his own business there, BMF Torque Wrench Company, supplying large hydraulic torque wrenches primarily to the oil industry.
Carla Jean TILLIA was born on 26 Mar 1946 in Tustin, CA. She married Neal Stuart FRANKS on 29 Nov 1969 in Tustin, CA. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had the following children:
M i Eric Jon FRANKS was born on 30 Jul 1970 in Long Beach, CA. F ii Renee Allena FRANKS was born on 5 Apr 1976 in Long Beach, CA.
Dennis Scott FRANKS [Parents] was born on 27 May 1952 in Toledo, OH. He married Gretchen HEGEMAN in 1980 in Bellevue, WA.
Dennis moved to Washington (Seattle, Bellevue) around 1975 after completing service in the army in Vietnam (stationed at Cam Rahn Bay) and attending some college. He completed his education in Washington and eventually worked for the Federal Aviation Administration there. He also obtained a private pilot's license.
Gretchen HEGEMAN.Gretchen married Dennis Scott FRANKS in 1980 in Bellevue, WA.
Gary Lee FRANKS [Parents] was born on 14 May 1970 in Toledo, OH. He was christened in Grace United Methodist Church / Perrysburg, OH. He married Elizabeth Amy ASHCRAFT on 14 May 1994. The marriage ended in divorce. The marriage ended in a dissolutionin Dec 1998 in Hamilton, OH. Gary graduated from Perrysburg High School in Jun 1988 in Perrysburg, OH. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany / Environmental in May 1992 in Miami University / Oxford, OH. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Teaching in May 1993 in Miami University / Oxford, OH.
Elizabeth Amy ASHCRAFT.Elizabeth married Gary Lee FRANKS on 14 May 1994. The marriage ended in divorce. The marriage ended in a dissolutionin Dec 1998 in Hamilton, OH.
Albin Alexander FRANKS [Parents] "Kit" was born on 8 Feb 1912 in Toledo, OH. He died on 10 May 1995 in Perrysburg, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery Sec 44. He married Virginia Harriet BROWN on 17 Jun 1939 in Maumee, OH / St. Pauls Episcopal Church.
Albin Alexander FRANKOWSKI legally changed his name to FRANKS 19 Oct 1938. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Albin A. Franks, 83, of Yosemite Drive, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at Heartland of Perrysburg, where he had been living since October 1994. He was the son of Louis and Jenny, born on February 8, 1912, and a graduate of the Woodward High School Class of 1930. He made his early career in the hotel industry in Toledo as a chef at the former Secor and Hillcrest Hotels. During World War II, he worked at the former Willys-Overland as an inspector on the final assembly line for Jeeps. He continued in that capacity until the end of the Korean Conflict. In the early 1950s, Al was the manager of the Downtown Toledo YMCA Bar & Grill. He then worked for the former Tilenious & Randolph Company as a tool and die maker until his retirement in 1977. He married the former Virginia Harriet Brown of Maumee on June 17, 1939, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee. They spent 43 happy years of marriage together in their South Toledo home, where Al was an avid gardener, raising many varieties of flowers, bushes, and trees. They enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, during which time he exercised his hobby of amateur photography and assembled a very large collection of pictures, slides, and movies. In the local neighborhood, Al was known as the local handyman, who could repair just about anything that needed fixing, performing many home remodeling projects for friends and neighbors. He was a member of Park Congregational Church and the men's "Alley Oops' maintenance and repair crew for many years. Al was preceded In death by his beloved wife, Virginia, In 1982; his brothers, Frank, Sigmund, Hilary (Larry), and his sister, Irene. He is survived by his sons, David (Cheryl) of Maumee, Gary (Lori) of Perrysburg, Neal (Carla) of Huntington Beach, CA, and Dennis (Gretchen) of Bellevue, WA. Also surviving are grandchildren Andre, Aaron, Gary (Amy), Kristin, Eric, and Renee. Friends and neighbors may call at the Maison-Dardenne Funeral Home in Maumee after 6 p.m. Thursday, and after 2 p.m. Friday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m., with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. The family requests that tributes and memorials be in the form of donations to the church.
Obituary feature article from the Toledo Blade newspaper / Midred Benson, Blade Staff Writer:
Albin Franks Was Chef at Several Hotels in City
Albin A. Franks, 83, formerly of Yosemite Drive, who worked as a chef at most of downtown Toledo's historic hotels, died Wednesday in the Heartland of Perrysburg, where he lived since October, 1994. Mr. Franks, who also was a re-tired tool and die maker and his neighborhood's popular handyman, suffered from Alzheimer's disease, but had lived independently in his home until recently, said his eldest son, David Franks. A graduate of Woodward High School, Mr. Franks spent his earliest childhood years at the former Miami Children's Home, Maumee. "He returned to his own home at about age 13," his son recalled. "His mother was deceased, but I think he picked up cooking from his father. He became a chef at the old Commodore Perry Hotel, the Secor Hotel, the Hillcrest, and at Angelo's Spaghetti House." In the early 1950s, Mr. Franks became manager of the downtown Toledo YMCA grill. During World War II, he worked at the former Willys-Overland Corp. as an inspector on the final assembly line for Jeeps, continuing until the end of the Korean Conflict. Most recently, he was with the former Tilenious & Randolph Co., Canton Avenue, as a tool and diemaker. After retirement in 1977, his father never lacked for occupation, David Franks said. He was highly popular neighborhood handyman, and often did not charge for his services, his son said. Mr. Franks had helped build his own bungalow, and made it a showplace of flowers and shrubbery. He tried very hard to continue living independently after he became ill, his son added. For 45 years, he was married to the late Virginia Harriet Brown of Maumee. She died in 1982. 'My parents traveled a lot, and took their four sons with them," David Franks recalled. "At first it was by train, then bus, and finally by car." He said he never forgot one of the early 1950s trips in the family auto, loaded with luggage and six people. "We traveled to Thompson's Canyon and it gave me my first impression of the Rockies - 7,000 miles in five weeks." Mr. Franks became a prize-winning amateur photographer, maintained his own darkroom, and had a large collection of pictures, slides, and movies, his son said. "My father truly was a first-class person. Always a smile on his face, and he loved to tell jokes." Mr. Franks was a member of Park Congregational Church and the men's "Alley Oops" maintenance and repair crew for many years. Also surviving are sons Gary, Neal, and Dennis, and six grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Maison-Dardenne Funeral Home, Maumee. The family requests tributes to Park Congregational Church.
Virginia Harriet BROWN [Parents] "Ginny" was born on 11 Sep 1916 in Toledo, OH. She died on 12 Jun 1982 in Maumee, OH. The cause of death was breast cancer / pneumonia. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery Sec 44. She married Albin Alexander FRANKS on 17 Jun 1939 in Maumee, OH / St. Pauls Episcopal Church.
Virginia Harriet BROWN worked as a bank teller at Toledo Trust Company until her marriage. After her children were grown, she worked at J. C. Penny's store in South Toledo. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Mrs. Virginia H. Franks, 65, of Yosemite Drive, died Saturday in St. Luke's Hospital. She was a cashier 15 years at the J.C. Penney Co., Southland Shopping Center, retiring in 1978. She was a past secretary of Harvard Elementary School chapter of the Child Conservation League. Surviving are her husband, Albin, and sons, David, Gary, Neal, and Dennis. Services will be at 10a.m. Tuesday in the Maison-Dardenne Mortuary, Maumee, where the body will be after 1 p.m. today. The family requests that any tributes be in the form of contributions to Park Congregational Church.
They had the following children:
M i David Brown FRANKS was born on 29 Apr 1941. He died on 4 Aug 1995. M ii Gary Lewis FRANKS was born on 3 Mar 1944. M iii Neal Stuart FRANKS was born on 12 May 1946. M iv Dennis Scott FRANKS was born on 27 May 1952.