Floyd Frantz

FLOYD FRANTZ

Palo

Floyd D. Frantz, 82, of Palo, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014, at home with his family at his side, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Floyd was born Dec. 29, 1931, to Alfred and Ruby Frantz. As a young man, he was active in Boy Scouts and 4-H. He completed his entire education in Palo School, graduating in 1949. Floyd married Lillian Peterson on March 4, 1951, in Cedar Rapids. He was a lifelong Palo farmer. In addition, he worked in Cedar Rapids at various jobs and served on the Palo Telephone Company board of directors for 25 years and was a guard at the D.A.E.C.

Floyd and Lillian enjoyed traveling in their R.V. to many places. He enjoyed writing poems, playing Jokers Wild, hunting, boating, camping and spending time with family and friends.

Surviving is his wife of 63 years, Lillian; his children, Karen (Dennis) Vote of Plano, Texas, Larry (Donna) Frantz of Cedar Rapids and Connie (Jim) Hoffmann of McKinney, Texas; and his sister, Yvonne (Jack) Burkhart of Vinton.

Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Cheryl Beenken.

Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Palo United Methodist Church by the Rev. John Howerton. A visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship Hall in Palo. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar

Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the

arrangements.

Please leave a message for the family on the website www.cedar memorial.com under

obituaries.

A memorial fund has been established by the family.