Frank J. Kaiser

Frank J. Kaiser
Alexander - Frank J. Kaiser, 88, of rural Alexander, IL died Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home.
He was born Sept. 22, 1934, in Jacksonville, the son of Francis J. and Dorothy E. (Wallbaum) Kaiser. He married Mary Margaret Ryan on Oct. 1, 1959, in Franklin, and she preceded him in death on July 18, 2018.
He is survived by his daughter, Jo Anne (Terry) Beard of rural Alexander; two grandsons, Jacob (Tiffany) Beard of Eureka and Josh (Chelsea) Beard of New Berlin; six grandchildren; one brother, Mike (Karol Brown) Kaiser of Winchester; and one sister, Dorothy Trutter of Alexander (deceased husband, George).
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his sister, Mary Louise Cline; and his brother, James Joseph Kaiser (surviving wife, Karen of Alexander).
Frank was a 1952 graduate of Routt Catholic High School. He worked with his father at Orleans Elevator as a bookkeeper from 1952 – 1957. He served in the United States Army from 1957 -1959, and again from 1961-1962. He went to work for carpenter Carl Colwell in 1962, where he made $1.50 an hour. In 1964, Frank began his own carpentry business, and in 1980, became a sub mail carrier for Jacksonville and Alexander. He became a full-time mail carrier in 1988, retiring in 2008. He was a member of Church of the Visitation in Alexander.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Church of the Visitation BVM in Alexander, with burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery near Franklin. The family will meet friends from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Saturday at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville. Memorials are suggested to Camp Courage. Condolences may be sent online at buchanancody.com.