Franz, Henry (1912-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1987 Mar 26 p. 11

Birth date: 1912 Jul 28

text of obituary:

HENRY FRANZ

Henry "Bud" Franz, 74, a longtime resident of Bartlesville, Okla., died Feb. 25, 1987, in the Jane Phillips Medical Center, Bartlesville.

He was born July 28, 1912, in Henderson, Neb. to Abraham and Helena (Fast) Franz. He graduated from York (Neb.) College and did post-graduate work at University of Nebraska and the University of Colorado.

On June 11, 1935, he was married to Minnie Janzen at Munich, N.D.

He was superintendent of schools and high school athletics coach at Surprise, Neb., for several years. During World War II, he served as chief inspector of the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons, Kan.

He and his wife moved to Bartlesville in 1945 when he joined the chemical department at Philips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville. He retired in 1977. After his retirement he was a hospital courier and a Lifeline volunteer.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bartlesville, where funeral services were held on Feb. 27, 1987, with Russell Cheatham in charge. Burial was in the Bethesda Mennonite Church Cemetery at Henderson, with Albert Epp officiating, on March 2.

He is survived by his wife, Minnie; three daughters, Janice (Mrs. Shelby) Lawson of Bartlesville, Jeanie (Mrs. Dean) Snyder of Greeley, Colo., and Debbie (Mrs. John) Miller of Aurora, Colo.; one sister, Tena Schellenberg of Newton, Kan.; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers.

Transcribed by Ralph Shetler, Oregon