Obituaries : Marian Frances (Braksiek) Franck

Marian Frances (Braksiek) Franck, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center, where she was cared for like family with such love, these past 4 years.

Private Family Funeral Services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall, with Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at St. John Cemetery.

Memorials or cards of condolence may be mailed to Scott Franck 3242 70th Street Atkins, IA 52206.

Marian was born September 6, 1926, north of Van Horne to Frank and Marie (Happel) Braksiek. She graduated from Keystone High School with the class of 1944. On November 19, 1944, she was united in marriage to George Franck at St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone.

Marian was a homemaker and worked as a server at the Ced-Rel Supper Club for many years. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall and the Tabitha Society, as well as the Newhall American Legion Auxiliary. She and George loved to dance and Marian enjoyed card clubs and playing canasta. She loved to refinish furniture and enjoyed oil painting. Not one to sit still, Marian also found time to tend to her large flower garden. She was also a supporter of Central Lutheran School.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Sally (Doug) Wendel of Newhall, Doug (Becky) Franck of Fairfax, Barry (Rhonda) Franck of Newhall, Scott (Nancy) Franck of Atkins, and Roxanne (Tony) Rieder of Colorado; 13 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and her sister-in-law Evelyn (Franck) Hoover.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband George in 2000; sisters, Lolita Braksiek, and Evelyn Pickering; and 3 brothers, Stanley, Paul, and Richard Braksiek.

The family wishes to thank Pastor Steve Rempfer, Vicar Joe Wallace and Holly Bierschenk for their spiritual care, and Hospice of Mercy for their care in her last days.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com