Mesa, Arizona
Ralph Walter, 96, passed from this life into eternity with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, November 28, 2008 in Mesa, AZ. Ralph was born in Dodge City, KS June 20, 1912 to Aner Elizabeth Winders Huston and Harry Kuno Frankenstein. He grew up and attended school in Alexander, KS and lived in other small KS towns helping his father in farming. He served in the U.S. Army for 3 1/2 years during WWII in North Africa and Southern Italy where he was wounded and sent back to the states. On April 26, 1947 he married Juanita Barton in Wichita, KS. They lived in Arkansas City, KS where Ralph worked for Sinclair Oil stations and Lemert Wholesale. Ralph moved his family to Mesa in 1962 where he worked for Central Beauty Supply until retiring in 1973. For the past 5 1/2 years Ralph had been a resident of Home Sweet Home residential care home. The family wishes to give special thanks to all of his wonderful caregivers there. Ralph is survived by and will be dearly missed by his wife of almost 62 years, Juanita; daughters, Rebecca (Edward) Howard of Mesa, AZ and Alane Franklin of Sparks, NV. Three grandsons, Jeff (Crystal) Howard of Phoenix, AZ, Jason Howard of Mesa, AZ and Jon (Stephanie) Howard of Mesa, AZ; eight great-grandchildren, Terra and Madison Howard of Phoenix, AZ, Rebecca Howard and Amanda Landgren of Eagle Lake, MN, Claire, Anna, Sam and Abbey Howard of Mesa, AZ; and one great-great-grandchild, Malaya Howard of Phoenix, AZ. Services are to be held 2:00 PM Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Mountain View Memorial Gardens Chapel, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ with visitation 1 hour prior. Contributions may be made to Hearts for Hospice, 5225 N. Central Ave., Suite #100, Phoenix, AZ 85012 or Ostomy Support Group EV/AZ, P.O. Box 1681, Mesa, AZ 85211. Sign the Guest Book at eastvalleytribune.com
This obituary was originally published in the East Valley Tribune.
Dear Frankenstein Family,
I stumbled upon Ralph Frankenstein's obituary researching my family tree. My grandmother was Ralph's first cousin. She passed in 1998, at the age of 88. I would love to know more about your family.
Connie Hixon Davis
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Connie Davis
July 13, 2009 | Janesville, CA
Mrs. Frankenstein, Becky and Alane:
I am truly sorry to hear of Mr. Frankenstein's passing. My prayers and sympathy to each of you; I count it a blessing to have been given the privilege of knowing you all. I have happy memories of the time I spent in your home years ago. I would love to hear from you.
Rita Barrow
December 08, 2008 | Mesa, AZ
Dear Juanita and family,
We have such fond memories of our visit to see you and Ralph years back. We have thought of you in years since. We pray that the comfort of our Lord Jesus Christ will be with you now and in the days to come.
Rick and Joyce Barton
Rick & Joyce Barton
December 07, 2008 | Post Falls, ID
Grandma Juanita, Grandma Becky and Aunt Alane,
We love you so much and loved Grandpa so much!
The service was beautiful.
Jeff, Crystal & Madison Howard
December 05, 2008 | Phoenix, AZ
Dear Mrs. Frankenstein, Becky and Ed and Alane,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss.
May you find comfort in the loving memories of the times that you shared with your dear husband and father. God bless you in this time of sorrow.
You are in our thoughts and prayers,
Mas and Leah Kawamoto
Mas and Leah Kawamoto
December 05, 2008 | Whittier, CA
Juanita and Becky,
We are sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you.
Dorothy & Debbie (Esther's caregivers)
Debbie Balmer
December 04, 2008 | Mesa, AZ
Mrs. Frankenstein, Becky and Alane,
We were sorry to hear of your loss. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Hec and Glenda (McNeal) Stechnij
Glenda Stechnij
December 03, 2008 | Mesa, AZ
This humble man had such a good, kind heart. He will be missed. He leaves behind a wonderful legacy of a loving family. My condolences to my dear friends.
Dinah Yee
December 03, 2008 | Tempe, AZ
Nita, Becky and Alane and family,
We are so sorry to hear of Ralph's passing.
I can still remember all the fun times we all had when we were kids and your dad always loved to tease us. He lived a long and full life and now he is in the Lord's loving arms. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
Love, Linda and Larry Carter
Linda Carter
December 03, 2008 | Poulsbo, WA
