Frank Joseph HUDNER

HUDNER, KNICELY, PAYNE, MYERS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/20/2017 at 04:15:31

April 16, 1923 ---- February 7, 2016

Frank Joseph Hudner --- Former Navy Commander (aviator) and Special Agent with the IRS, died February 7, 2016. Commanded a US Navy airship (blimp) during anti-submarine patrols over the East Coast of the United States and the Mediterranean during WWII. Devoted husband of over 69 years to wife Betty; father of son Dennis (Janne) and grandfather to Phillip Knicely (Katie), Brett Hudner, Mary Hudner, and Alexandra Payne (J.C.) and several great grand children. Was predeceased by daughter Nancy Ann Knicely (Mike). Relatives and friends may call on Tuesday, February 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home, Falls Church, VA. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on February 17 at St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Church, Reston, VA. The family requests that donations be made to Feeding America in lieu of flowers.

The Washington Post -- Washington, DC
February 14, 2016

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[married Betty Myers of Goldfield, Wright, Iowa]