Frank, JoAnn (Jennings), Nov. 2, 1934- March 27, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 30 Mar 2014 CHINOOK, Mont. — JoAnn (Jennings) Frank, 79, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you make a memorial donation to the charity of your choice. JoAnn was born Nov. 2, 1934 to William Birney Jennings and Minnie (Benthack) Jennings in Scottsbluff. She attended Victory Hill and Sunflower schools in Scotts Bluff County, and Scottsbluff College, where she earned her associate degree in education in 1955. She taught for one year in Mitchell. She married Wilbert Frank, whom she had known since childhood, on June 1, 1956 at the First Baptist Church in Scottsbluff. She was proud of her many years as a farm and ranch wife in Nebraska and Montana. She had lived in Chinook with her husband since 1997. Survivors include her husband; daughter, Cindy (Eric) Stone of Idaho Falls, Idaho; son, Joel (Valerie) of Chinook; grandchildren, Jessica (Lewy) Heil of Columbia Falls, Mont. and Joshua (Amanda) Frank of Chinook; great-grandchildren, Eli and Eva Heil; and brother, William of Bellingham, Wash. JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Carol Mueller and Betty Shuman.

Katherine Zier Frank Aug. 10, 1915 — May 27, 2014 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Former Walla Walla resident Katherine (Kaye) Frank, 98, died May 27, 2014. The daughter of David Zier and Anna Maria Bangert Zier (originally from Dietel [Oleschna], Russia), Katherine was born in Walla Walla, Washington, August 10, 1915. Carl Frank and Katherine “Kaye” Zier were married on August 18, 1935, in Walla Walla, where they raised three children on a small farm on the outskirts of town. They were married 78 years. Carl passed away 27 December, 2013 in Santa Barbara, California. The third of nine children and the eldest son, her husband Carl quit school at age 14, shortly after his graduation from Lincoln School, to manage the family’s grocery business due to the illness of his father. He later owned and operated a number of groceries, bakeries and meat markets in Walla Walla, Spokane and northern Idaho, and was elected President of the Associated Grocers of Washington State in 1956. Following a brief foray into the food distribution business in the mid-1960s, Carl and Kaye moved to Santa Barbara in 1967, where Carl joined his youngest brother Harold Frank at Applied Magnetics Corporation in Goleta, California, where he worked until his retirement. Katherine is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul D. Frank and MaryAnn Frank; son-in-law, Neno J. Aiello; grandchildren: Suzanne E. Baker, Diane M. Karr, David E. Frank, Jon E. Frank, Robert D. Frank and Kathryn M. Frank; great-grandchildren Adam D. Ganser, Mollie R. Ganser, Ethan M. Baker and Elisabeth K. Frank. Arrangements are pending at Mountain View - Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla.

Solomon Frank March 8, 1920 — July 3, 2014 “A Grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” Solomon Frank was born on March 8, 1920, in Walla Walla to John David and Elizabeth Frank, Germans who emigrated from the Volga region of Russia (Kautz). Sol was one of nine children raised in a home that valued faith, love of family and friends. He lived his life fulfilling each one of those values by being a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. Sol graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1939 and spent the majority of his life working in the grocery business, including both his father’s grocery store “Frank’s Grocery and Market” and the well-known “Melrose Market” on the corner of Melrose and Division streets in Walla Walla. Sol married Helen Peggy Schiffman on May 31, 1941, and they had two children, Nancy Dale and Thomas Leonard Frank. For Sol, “Family was considered the circle of strength, founded on faith, joined in love, and kept by God.” Sol honored this belief daily and always lived life to the fullest with a twinkle in his eye and a smile that warmed your heart. After high school, Sol served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged as a seaman first class in April 1946. Sol and his family returned to Walla Walla, where he continued to work as owner of the Melrose Market and became known in the community for his famous family recipe of German “pep sausage.” Later in life, Sol and Helen moved to Redwood City, Calif., where he co-owned a business with his brother-in-law, Dale Schiffman. Upon retirement, Sol and Helen returned to the Walla Walla Valley in 1984 to be closer to family and friends. Sol was an active member of the College Place Presbyterian Church, Walla Walla Elk’s Lodge, and enjoyed volunteering at Hospice and the Christian Aid Center. Sol is survived by his son, Tom (Paula) Frank of Surprise, Ariz.; son-in-law, Dean Blize of Walla Walla; one sister, Freda (Tom) Wilhelm of Walla Walla; two brothers, Dave (Clara) Frank of Stallings, N.C., and John (Dorothy) Frank of Garden Grove, Calif.; five grandchildren, Peggy (Mike) Needham, Jeff (Jocelyn) Blize, Kristie (Brandon) Waggoner, Corinne (Christian) Watson, John David and Ethan Frank; 10 great-grandchildren; and special friend and companion, Jean Stiller. Sol was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen; daughter, Nancy; sisters, Betty, Mollie, Katheryn; and brothers, Carl and Harold Frank. A special thank you to Dr. Robert Stoddard of Providence St. Mary Medical Center for his compassionate care, Skip Pritchard of College Place Presbyterian Church for always being there for Sol and his family, Hospice and Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of life will be held at the College Place Presbyterian Church on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at noon, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall. Memorial donations in memory of Sol may be made to Walla Walla Community Hospice, the Christian Aid Center or a charity of choice through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.herringgroseclose.com.