MELVIN M. FRANKE

MELVIN M. FRANKE, 94, of Fort Wayne, died on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, 1:34 a.m., at Lutheran Life Villages - Pine Valley, Fort Wayne. Born June 10, 1920, in Mon roeville, Ind., he was a son of the late Fred W. Franke and Clara E. (Flach) Franke. He married Dorothy M. Lisius on Sept. 30, 1950, in Fort Wayne; she passed away on Jan. 10, 1989. Melvin was a member of Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Fort Wayne; the Lutheran Layman's League; the American Legion Post 330; the United States National and State LST Association; and Korean War Veterans Indiana Chapter 1. Melvin taught Sunday school at Mt. Calvary for 30 years. Melvin served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Melvin retired on July 1, 1982 from General Electric with 41 years and 2 months of service. Surviving are his sons, Mark A. (Tommy) Franke of Fort Wayne, Monte L. (Patricia Duval) Franke of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and Matthew D. (Dolores) Franke of Oxford, Ohio; daughter, Myra S. (Kevin Mensing) Franke of Dallas, Texas; nine grandchildren, Mark Franke II, Mary Franke Bell, Timothy Franke, Daniel Franke, Elizabeth Franke, Jonathan Franke, Sara Franke, Eli Mensing, and Grace Mensing; two great-grandchildren, Henry Franke and Jane Bell. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Delmer Franke and Edward Franke; and one sister, Mildred Tyler. Service is 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 8811 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne, with calling one hour prior. The Rev. David Mueller and the Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard officiating. Visitation also from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville, Ind. Preferred memorials to Ascension Lutheran Church. For complete obituary information and to sign the online guestbook, visit www.zwickjahn.com