3^rd wife, no divorces for Frank Franze

Frank Franze, Class of 1950, married for the third time on Wednesday, November 16.

Frank Franze, Nannette Couturie Franze

His latest bride is Nannette Couturie.

Frank’s first two wives passed away.

Frank, who grew up in Four States, lives in Slidell, Louisiana. Previously, he resided in Jasper, Texas until after his second wife, Linda Corkern Franze, passed away in 2013.

20-year Air Force veteran Frank and his first wife, a Louisiana girl, had three daughters before she died in 1981 – Barbara Franze Bell, married to Steve Bell, whose children are Amanda, Stevie and Erin; and Amanda Franze Calhoun, married to Pate Calhoun, whose children are Marley and Cooper; and Carol Franze Presbindowski and Brent Presbindowski, whose children are Jacob and Rebecca.

Kathryn Ann Manuel Marshall, Class of 1960, who lives in Columbia, Maryland, is Frank’s cousin. Her aunts are the late Ann Manuel Richardson of Colorado and Virginia Manuel Eddy, both  Class of 1950. Frank, his wife Linda, Kathryn, my sister Jackie Olesky Straight, Class of 1950, who lives in Rivesville, and I got together for a meal in Morgantown in 2012 before a WVU Mountaineers football game.

Frank and Donald “Jake” Halpenny were the chaffeurs for the whimsically named Gang That Terrorized Marion County (because we weren’t mean enough to do that). Frank would drive one of his dad’s vehicles from their Everson home and pick up Gang members along the way. My house on Church Street in Monongah was the last stop. I could barely get into the back of the pickup there were so many in it.

Frank’s address, unless he moves again with his latest bride, is:

Frank Franze

1 Meadows Boulevard

Apartment #112

Slidell, LA  70460

His phone number is (409) 381-9751. His email address is frankfranze@sbcglobal.net