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Betty Jean Frank
May 17, 1923 - October 4, 2015
Betty J. Frank, 92, of Johnston passed away October 4, 2015.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Ankeny Memorial Chapel (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd.)
Betty was born in Des Moines, Iowa May 17, 1923, to an Italian-Irish family.
She attended and graduated from the old North High School in Des Moines.
She met Jake Frank at Riverview Park in Des Moines, and they were married April 18, 1944. They remained married 51 years, until his passing in 1995.
Together, they had 3 children, and they raised their family in Beaverdale.
Betty loved the CUBS, was always active in church, like singing, was a great cook, and loved family gatherings.
She is survived by her 3 children; Johneen (Dave) Gregg, Greg “Frankie” Frank, and Melissa (Roger) Jensen, 3 grandchildren, Kristin Savoie, Nicole (Eric) Gregory, and Sara (Nick) Roth; 4 great-grandchildren, Reese, Jake, Katlyn, and Harper; a step-sisterBetty Lindquist, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake.