FRANA, Frances Mary 1911-2000

HOMOLA, CHVATAL, FRANA, KUMP, DIMMEL

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Date: 8/21/2010 at 09:36:45

Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000

Frances Mary Frana

Frances (Mrs. Albert) Frana, 89, of Shieldsville Township of Rice County in Minnesota, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at the Infinia at Fairbault (Minn.) Care Center.

Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 2, at 9:30 a.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Shieldsville, Minn., with the Rev. Clarence Vavra officiating.

Interment was at the St. Aloysius Cemetery in Calmar at 2:30 p.m. The Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Fairbault, Minn., handled arrangements.

Frances Mary (Chvatal) Frana was born Aug. 21, 1911, in Calmar, the daughter of Anton and Frances (Homola) Chvatal. She was united in marriage with Albert Frana July 10, 1928, in Calmar.

Together the Franas owned and operated Frana's Resort on Lake Mazaska from 1946 until their retirement in 1969. Fran also was active with St. Patrick's Church CCW, the Rice County Historical Society, the District One Hospital Auxiliary and the Northfield Senior Center.

Survivors include four children, Donna Kump of Northfield, Minn., Richard Frana of Shieldsville, Minn., Mary Jane and Earl Dimmel of Shieldsville, Minn., and Tom and Lynn Frana of Fairbault, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert, who died May 28, 1977; one son, William Frana; a grandson, Glen Frana; a brother, John Chvatal; and a daughter-in-law, Connie Frana.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.