Frajman, Isabelle P.

Isabelle P. Frajman, 88, of Marion, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, in Hospice at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral mass: 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, by Father John Gossman. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m., and one hour before the service Friday at the church. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Jane (Ronald) Erbe of Marion, and Nancy (Jan) Ashby of Prairie du Chien, Wis.; four grandchildren, Deanna Ashby, Jill Morken, Vanessa Brehm and Gregory Erbe; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Staley of Minneapolis, Minn.; a brother-in-law, Richard Frajman of Cedar Rapids; two sisters-in-law, Edith Frajman of Phoenix, Ariz., and Marilyn Kontny of Janesville, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank; and 11 brothers and sisters.

Isabelle was born Oct. 7, 1922, the daughter of Anton and Mary Ann (Nitka) Kontny, in Ashland, Wis. After graduating from DePadua High School, Isabelle worked in a munitions factory in Milwaukee, Wis. During World War II, Isabelle enlisted in the Navy and was ranked as a Seaman 1st Class from 1944 to 1945. Isabelle was stationed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. where she met and married Frank Frajman on Sept. 28, 1945. He died on May 10, 1997.

Isabelle was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion since 1945. She also belonged to the Women's Golf Association and the American Legion Post 298 of Marion. Isabelle was also known to family and friends as “Polly” or “Sue.” Frank and Isabelle were well-known golfers in the Cedar Rapids and Marion area, playing in many leagues and golf courses.

Memorials can be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1790 14th St., Marion, IA 52302, in Isabelle's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Isabelle at under obituaries.