Hi Chris, I didn't find Francis "Frank" but. . . . . There is a great obit (and other info) search site. (This is all one address. Copy and paste this into your address box for Newsbank InfoWeb http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/Homepage?p_action=doc& p_theme=current&p_nbid=M5AS64AYMTA2NzY5NTk1OC4xMTIxNzoxOjU6Z3Vlc3Q Check out "America's Obituaries & Death Notices". If you are asked for a password, use "guest" for both name and password. The Chicago Tribune has a Historical Archives "HA" you will see listed. I found out about this great site from the Cook County list. The HA has many old obits and news articles and if you have any family from the Chicago area check that out. These old obits often listed many family members, with married names, etc. They continue to add obits and pages to this site. I checked in the Peoria Journal Star, but I did not find a Francis "Frank" obit. However, there were 3 other Westphal's listed. Are any of these related? Check these out. Rudolph 2002 Thelma 1998 Wendolin 1992 Karen