Lowell R. Frantz

PINE GROVE Lowell R. Frantz, 73, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, in Spangcrest Manor in Lebanon. Born on February 6, 1939, in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late Russell L. and Reba A. Hartzell Frantz. Lowell was a member of the Weslyan Church, Pine Grove. A graduate of Penn State University, Lowell became a Chartered Life Underwriter in 1971. He joined the New York Life Insurance Company in 1964 and was affiliated with NYLIC for over 40 years. He was the founder of Lowell Frantz Associates. For 42 consecutive years, Lowell qualified for New York Life's Council and 23 times for Chairman's Council. He was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table for 44 consecutive years. An avid hunter, Lowell was a member of the Mill Run Hunting Camp in Cammal. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Barbara Hindman Frantz and a son, Laine Russell Frantz. Surviving are one son, Brian Lowell Frantz of Pine Grove; two daughters, Stephanie J. wife of Kenneth E. Snyder of Pine Grove, Ann M. wife of Derek A. Batz of LaPorte; four grandchildren, Ashley Batz Arbaiza wife of Anthony of Hershey, D. Alan Batz of LaPorte, Russell Frantz Snyder of Bethlehem, and Chicory Frantz Snyder of Pine Grove; and one great-grandchild, Salvadore Arbiaza. Services will be held at the Wesleyan Church, 74 Bethel Road, Pine Grove, on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Don Jackson officiating. There will be a calling time on Monday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Weslyan Church. Interment will be in the Hetzel's Cemetery, Pine Grove. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made either to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, at http://prkorg.convio.net/ goto/lowell_frantz or by check to the National Parkinson Foundation Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018, or to the hospice of your choice. The H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements.