Eloise Franz (1917-2005)

FRANZ, WENIG, SHAW, BERRY, BURTON, HAVEL, HARRISON, MOECKEL, CLEMMENSEN

Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 11/19/2005 at 07:23:10

NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Friday, November 18, 2005.

Eloise Margaret Franz, 88 of Nevada passed away on Wednesday, November 9 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames of heart failure. Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 12 at Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada with Rev. Thomas Poppe officiating. Burial followed in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery.

Eloise was born April 13, 1917 in Gray, Iowa to Irving and Jessie (Shaw) Wenig. She was united in marriage to Rev. Leonard J. Franz on August 10, 1934 in Gray, Iowa. Leonard and Eloise were pastors at the Assembly of God Church in Nevada from 1957 to 1961. She lived in Corona, California for 35 years, and for 25 years was employed as a nurse assistant at the Circle City Hospital in Corona, prior to moving back to Nevada in 1999.

Eloise is survived by a son, David Franz of Yucaipa, California; 4 daughters, Marilyn Berry of Mira Loma, CA, Jeannette Burton of Santa Clara, CA, Gayle Havel of Bondurant, and Phyllis Harrison of Nevada; 16 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren; a brother, Tom Wenig of Kearney, Nebraska; 2 sisters, Jean Moeckel of Springfield, Missouri and Nettie Clemmensen of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Eloise is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leonard on May 7, 1994, her son, Meredith Franz, and one granddaughter, Candy Franz.

A memorial fund has been established.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada.

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