Frank Donald Frazier, of La Porte, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 96 years of age from complications of Covid -19 on Sunday, December 6th 2020 at Brentwood of La Porte.
He was born September 20, 1924, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Rosell and Ruth (Wood) Frazier.
Frank served 8 years as a U.S. Marine Corp Staff Sergeant spending part of his service during WWII in the South Pacific. While working towards his mechanical engineering degree, Frank and Carol farmed and started their family.
Upon graduation from Indiana Technical Institute of Fort Wayne IN, Frank moved his family to Rockford, IL to start his engineering career. The family relocated to La Porte to be closer to their extended family in Fort Wayne becoming members of Grace Baptist Church where he served many years as deacon and treasurer.
Frank worked for over 30 years at Wirecraft Industries, Rolling Prairie, IN, in the role as plant engineer. He obtained his MBA from Purdue University, Calumet and traveled for work to Japan and Europe utilizing knowledge gained to design several machines for Wirecraft. Frank reluctantly retired at age 73. Those who knew Frank noted he was never without a great big handsome smile for everyone. Frank loved cars and golf, obtaining a hole-in-one which he was so proud of.
On February 25, 1956, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he married Carol (Poe) Frazier. After their Covid diagnosis his loving wife Carol was never the same. Carol passed 5 months later under the care of hospice on Friday, May 7, 2021.
Surviving are his five daughters and their husbands, Janet (David) Baker of La Porte, Marcia (James Hill) Brewer of Michigan City, Elizabeth (Pat) Dennis of Westminster, South Carolina, Marlene (Jerry Kewley) Frazier of La Porte and Linda (Doug Grant) Burnham of Tipton, Indiana; one brother (age 99), George Frazier of Churubusco, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Kelly (John) O’Donnell, Joshua (Erin) Brewer, Andrew Devereaux, Nicole (Matt) Ekovich, Megan (Darin) Chancellor, Caitlin Burnham, Nicholas Hodder and Blake Grant; ten great grandchildren; and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Preceding in death were his parents; and seven siblings, Dorwin, Irene, Earl, Paul and Robert Frazier, Betty McComb and Helen Snyder.
A memorial service for both Frank and Carol Frazier will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Lakeview Funeral Home and Crematory, 247 W. Johnson Rd., La Porte (219) 362-3100. Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
Please send condolences to the family at www.LakeviewFHC.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to VNA Hospice, 501 Marquette St., Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 in memory of Frank D. Frazier.
