Harold M. Frank

ROCHESTER - Harold M. "Butch" Frank, 80, of Rochester, N.H., and a winter resident of Nokomis, Fla., died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Sarasota Medical Center as a result of Covid-19.

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., August 21, 1940 the son of William and Shirley (Young) Frank. He was predeceased by his parents and sister Donna Kalb or Syracuse, N.Y.

Butch grew-up in Syracuse and attended schools there. He was a US Air Force Veteran having served from 1961 to 1965.

Prior to his retirement he was employed for the Rochester School Department, maintenance department and had also worked at the Rochester Country Club and the Lake Venice Golf Course (Venice, Fla.).

Butch was a life member, past Exalted Ruler two times, and former District Deputy of the Dover Lodge of Elks; a life member and former Senior Vice-Commander of the Somersworth Post #69 American Legion; and was a member of the Polish Club of Newmarket. He took his lodge and command duties very seriously and ruled by consensus and example.

He is survived by a son William Roy Frank and his wife Tara of Somersworth; a daughter JoAnn Stevens and her husband Stuart of South Berwick; and sisters Shonna Hobbs of Dover, Del., and Barbara Warren of Orange City, Fla. His pride and joy was his four grandchildren: Shelly Proper of Berwick, Stuart Stevens, III of Berwick, Cameron Frank of Somersworth, and Alyssa Frank of Somersworth. He also had five great-grandchildren: Quinn McDonald, and Lilly, Samuel, and Finn Proper. He also had many nieces and nephews.

Butch was a snowbird and wintered in Florida. He also had no problem calling in the winter to tell us he just got done sunning himself in the nice warm weather, or had just come from a local Tiki bar with his buddies. He camped in the summer at Grand View Campground in Rochester, and had many friends there that helped him and fed him frequently. He was a gentleman and social butterfly. Butch had friends everywhere. Any place we went, he met people he knew, and if he didn't know them, by the time he left they were friends.

Butch was a big sports fan. He loved the Yankees (sigh), Syracuse University Basketball, Cleveland Browns (really), and suddenly became a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan this year. He was an avid golfer, loved softball, riding his Harley, and snowmobiling (even if we had to dig him out of the snow all the time). He was also a big fan of his family; he loved us warts and all. He was always ready with a big smile, words of encouragement or praise, and a lot of love.

SERVICES: Calling hours are Wednesday, December 9, from 4-6 p.m., at Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave., Dover. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, December 10. Masks and social distancing required. Burial with Military Honors will be in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen 1 p.m., Monday December 14. Arrangements are by the Tasker Funeral Home, Dover, N.H. Please go to www.taskerfh.com to sign the online guestbook.