Ernest Frank

 Visitation

After 4:00 PM Monday, September 3, 2007 Prayer Service 7:00 PM

Ohde Twit Funeral Home, Carroll

(at church one hour prior to the funeral service)

Funeral Service

10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 4, 2007

St. Paul Lutheran Church Carroll, Iowa

Pastor David Anthony, Officiating

  Casket Bearers

Rod Beim     Joe Railsback     Ron Macke    Ron Lenz     Gary Brown     Gary Jensen     Mike Studebaker     Brad Nieland

Honorary Casket Bearers

Bernie Menke     Chad McCorkell      John Johnson     Jerry Harman      Margie Love     Lloyd Drees      Lonnie Miller

Burial

Carroll City Cemetery Carroll, Iowa     

   Ernest Charles (Chuck), son of Henry and Margaret (Voss) Frank, was born February 9, 1939 in Lake City, Iowa. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith on February 9, 1939, by Pastor L. H. Loesch. On March 29, 1953 he was confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lake View by Pastor O. E. Weiss. Chuck graduated from rural school Viola No. 1 on May 11, 1953 and graduated from Lake View High School on May 22, 1957.

   Chuck farmed with his dad for two years before starting to farm on his own in 1959. Ernest and Norma Jean (Stangl)Frank were married August 3, 1985 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lake View by Pastor H. W. Kramer. After 30 years of farming, Chuck retired in 1989 and then drove truck for Dean Tiefenthaler for six years. In 1995 Chuck and Norma moved to Carroll where he worked for Carroll HyVee for 9 years.  In December of 2004 they moved to Des Moines where he served as a security guard for Qwest until his retirement in July of 2005.

   In his spare time, he enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and his greatest pleasure was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He enjoyed talking about his many trips to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Chuck's hobbies included collecting small water globes, Hot Wheels and eagles. He enjoyed setting up his Christmas village display and sharing it with everyone. Above all Chuck enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.   

  Chuck had been diagnosed with cancer in October of 2004. He died August 31, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 68 years.   

   He was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law Clarence and Mildred Stangl; brother Irvin Frank; and brother-in-law Arthur Auen.   

   Survivors include his wife Norma Frank of Des Moines; four daughters : Connie Warne & husband Mark of Des Moines; Doris Wheeler & husband Timothy of Des Moines; Sharon Gottsch & husband Derwin of Carroll; and Brenda Whitehead & husband Donny of Des Moines; 17 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters Ila Oxendale & husband John of Arthur and Velma Auen of Albert City; other relatives and friends.