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Elaine Ruth Frank

Female 1915 - 2009  (94 years)


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  • Name Elaine Ruth Frank 
    Born 08 May 1915  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1933  Kaukauna High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Aug 2009  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I453072  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2019 

    Father Anton H Frank,   b. 03 Jun 1881, Sherwood, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1930, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Woelz,   b. 11 Aug 1884, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Feb 1968, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1904  Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F167714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter H Benz,   b. 18 Jul 1908,   d. 12 Mar 1986  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1937  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Benz
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F167716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Elaine Ruth Benz, age 94, of Appleton, passed away at Brewster Village on Monday, August 17, 2009. Elaine was born in Kaukauna on May 8, 1915, to the late Anton H. and Dorothea (Woelz) Frank. She was a graduate from Kaukauna High School, class of 1933. Following high school she graduated from Bowlby's Business College. On June 12, 1937, Elaine was united in marriage to Walter H. Benz, in Appleton. They shared 48 wonderful years together until his passing on March 20, 1986.
      Elaine was a faithful member at Faith Lutheran Church Appleton, and the Women's Guild. She was a charter member of the Senior Citizen Bible Class at Faith Lutheran Church.
      Elaine is survived by her son, Robert (Margery) Benz; a granddaughter, Barbara (Douglas) Reinders; two grandsons: David (Karen) Benz and Brian (Tonya) Benz; three great-grandsons: Caleb Benz, Nicolas Reinders, and Joel Reinders; four great-granddaughters: Abigail Benz, Nicole Reinders, Lydia Elaine Benz, and Elise Benz; many nieces and nephews; a very special lifetime friend, Mrs. Oliver (Evelyn) Taylor; and many wonderful neighbors.
      In addition to her husband, Walter, Elaine was preceded in death by her two sisters: Genafava (Al) Fischer and Dorothy Mae Frank; three brothers: Harold (Dorothy) Frank, Orville (Hazel) Frank, and Emmet (Louise) Frank.
      A Funeral Service for Elaine will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, at FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, 601 East Glendale Ave., Appleton. Rev. Paul R. Brinkman will officiate. Friends may call at the WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME, Appleton, on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again directly at the church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Elaine will be laid to rest next to her husband at Highland Memorial Park. Memorial funds have been established in Elaine's name for Faith Lutheran Church and Celebration Lutheran School.
      Wichmann Funeral Home
      537 N. Superior Street
      Appleton 920-739-1231