Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Frank, Ira Fremont July 25, 1946
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St. Paris News-Dispatch
St. Paris News-Dispatch July 25, 1946
Ira Frank, Local Undertaker Suddenly Stricken
A fatal heart attack caused the untimely death of Ira Frank, 58, local 
undertaker at 1:15 a. m. Thursday morning of last week. Some months ago he 
suffered a lighter but similar attack and seemingly had about recovered.  Born 
in Adams township, November 25, 1887, he was the son of William and Rosa 
Frank. His marriage to Miss Mae DeRemer took place January 25, 1911. Surviving 
are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Horace Green of Urbana rural route and two 
grandchildren, William and Margaret Green He moved to St. Paris in 1926 when 
he became associated with the L. K. Jones Undertaking establishment. He 
attended the Columbus Training School for Embalmers from which he graduated, 
and became a licensed undertaker and embalmer June 12, 1924. After acquiring 
the undertaking interests of Mr. Jones, he opened the Frank Funeral Home in 
1935, having purchased the B. F. Baker home for his quarters. Mr. Frank for 
many years served as church treasurer of the First Baptist church, of which he 
was a member. He belonged to the St. Paris Knights of Pythias order, the 
Masonic and Eastern Star lodges. He held member-ship in the Ohio Funeral 
Directors Association and Ohio Embalmers Association. Funeral services were 
held in the Frank Funeral Home at 2:30 p. m. Sunday.The Rev. Rex G. Van Court, 
was in charge of the services and was assisted by Rev. Noel Whitis and Rev. 
Clarence DeRemer of Rosewood. Hymns were sung by Miss Madge Burkimer, 
accompanied by Miss Betty Whitmore; and Mrs. Marion Stevens, accompanied by 
Miss Pauline Gentis. Those acting as pallbearers were the following 
undertakers: Jud Wilkins, West Liberty; Robert Humphreys and Jerry Jones, 
Urbana; Oscar Kerr, Sidney; Osten Richards and Byron Ferman, Springfield. A 
number of other undertakers attended the service. Undertakers in charge were 
the Suber service of Fletcher, the Richeson-Wickham firm of St. Paris and 
Humphreys of Urbana. Interment was made in the family lot at Rosedale Cemetery

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