Frank W. Northrop (1921-2008)

NORTHROP

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 3/30/2008 at 01:06:02

Frank W. Northrop, age 86, of Hasting, Neb., died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, in Hastings.

Mr. Northrop was born June 30, 1921, to Frank E. and Gertrude (Wheeler) Northrop, in Council Bluffs. He graduated from high school and attended Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard, attending the Coast Guard Academy, in Grotten, Conn. He was a chemical war specialist stationed in Greenland, Washington D.C., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where he was in charge of coastal lighthouses. He married Mary Heumann, in Omaha, Neb., on June 19, 1949. He retired as president of Hastings Casket Company, in 1986, and was associated with Northrop Enterprises at the time of his death.

He was a past president of Nebraska Funeral Directors Supply Organization. He was also a 50 year member of the First Presbyterian Church, serving as trustee, elder, and deacon. He was a past or present board member of the following organizations: Hastings Salvation Army, Good Samaritan Village Advisory Board, Hastings Food Pantry, Adams County Republican Party, Parkview Cemetery, and the Hastings YMCA. He was a 37 year member of Hastings Kiwanis and received the national Hixon Fellowship Award for service, in 2000. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Tehema Temple Shrine of Hastings. In 2001, he was appointed by Governor Johanns to the 10th Judicial Nominating Commission. He was also a member of Lochland Country Club and the Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts Historical Society.

Mr. Northrop was preceded in death by his son, David E. Northrop; parents; and a sister.

Survivors include, wife, Mary Northrop, Hastings; son and daughter-in-law, John and Michele Northrop, Hastings; sister, Mary Ellen Stewart, St. Paul, Minn.; brother, John W. Northrop, Greeley, Colo.

Visitation will be Sunday, March 30th, 1-9 p.m., and Monday, March 31st, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Memorial services will be Tuesday, April 1st, 2 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, with Rev. Dr. William G. Nottage-Tacey officiating. Private family interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church, YMCA, or Teammates Mentoring Program.

Condolences may be sent at: www.lbvfh.com . Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral Home and Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Daily Nonpareil on 3/30/2008