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Franklin Archbold "Frank" VanBeuren
1953 - 2022
Franklin VanBeuren Obituary
November 30, 1953 - April 18, 2022
Franklin Archbold "Frank" van Beuren, father, spiritualist, amateur geologist, and commodity trader, passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Monday, April 18, 2022 after a long illness. He was 68 years old.
He was born on November 30, 1953, to Michael Carl van Beuren and Phoebe Roberts Wildman in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from the Blue Ridge School and the University of Arizona and held seats on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Frank is survived by his wife, Eli Frantzen van Beuren of Charlottesville, Virginia; his ex-wife, Sharon Pierce; his daughters, Alexandra Pierce van Beuren and Eliza van Beuren Wood; his stepsons, Truman Chance and Pax Stephen; his grandchildren, Annaliese, Caspian, and Margot; his siblings, Michael van Beuren, Theodore van Beuren, and Jennifer Nicault, his nieces and nephews, and the rest of his family and friends.
The family will host a memorial service at a future date in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Frank's name to: The Foundation for Inner Peace https://acim.org/donate/.
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5 Entries
Agnes Cross White
April 27, 2022
My deepest sympathies.
Alise Nielsen
April 25, 2022
So sorry for your loss
Diamonique Kennedy
April 24, 2022
Eli, Pax and Truman
We're so sorry for you loss. Sending prayers to your family.
The Kennedys
Bob Lumbye
April 24, 2022
Eli,I am sorry for your loss.
Jack and Diane
April 24, 2022
We loved him, we loved him, we loved him. Blessed that he loved us too.
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