Frana, Edward A. -- 1914 - 2005

FRANA, KALEC, PECHOTA, WEISBROD, WENTHOLD

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/29/2012 at 16:48:18

Edward A. “Eddie” Frana, age 90 of Calmar, Iowa died on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, Iowa following a short illness.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call on Friday from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel. There will be a rosary at 4:00 pm and a scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Friends may also call after 9:30 am at the church on Saturday morning.

Edward A. Frana was born on May 20, 1914 the son of Frank and Barbara (Kalec) Frana near Calmar, Iowa. He married Beatrice “Bea” Pechota on October 4, 1937 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, Iowa, and to this union, two sons were born: Wayne and Keith. He loved farming, but after seven years of farming, he gave it up, due to ill health. After his health returned, he joined his father, Frank Frana at the Calmar Bottling Works, which later became Frana Beer Distributing. He retired in 1976. Edward served on the Calmar City Council for eighteen years and was a member of the Calmar Lions, Calmar Lions Park, South Winn Country Club and St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Eddie built and donated the tennis court on Clay Street to the city of Calmar. Eddie enjoyed farming, dancing, hunting, fishing, playing cards and “dishin’ it out to everyone.

Ed’s survivors include his wife, Bea Frana, Calmar, IA; two sons: Wayne Frana & wife Linda, Minneapolis, MN and Keith Frana & wife Patty, Calmar, Iowa. Four grandchildren: Tara (Craig) Weisbrod, Sun Prairie, WI; Trevor (Heidi) Frana Burnsville, MN; Jeremy (Alissa) Frana, Inver Grove Heights, MN and BreAnne Frana, Ames, IA. Two great grandchildren: Taylinn Frana and Maxwell Weisbrod. One brother: Lawrence Frana, Calmar, IA.

Edward was preceded in death by his parents, his sister: Dorothy Wenthold & her husband Rudy.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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