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Paula Franks Obituary

FRANKS
PAULA, age 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003 at Hospice of Palm Beach after a brief illness. She was married to Harry Franks for 60 years. They lived in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts for 35 years before resettling in West Palm Beach. She is survived by Joan and John Thalheimer of Phila., PA and Jupiter and Nancy Blackman of Providence, RI, her grandchildren Gwen and Howard Goodkin, Emily and Rich Reiner, Dr. Carolyn Blackman and Jonathan Berman, and Charles and Lisa Blackman, and 8 great grandchildren Jacob, Nina, Skylar, Lucas, Rachel, Jennefer, Alden and Sophy whom she treasured. Funeral Services will be held at ROYAL PALM FUNERAL HOME, 5601 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach at 1 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003. Expressions of sympathy in her memory can be made to Hospice of Palm Beach, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Dec. 23, 2003.

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