Aloys Frank

Aloys "Al" Frank, age 63, of Maple Grove, MN, formerly of Sobieski, MN, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 16, 2009 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Sobieski, MN, with Rev. Raymond Donnay officiating. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service (southeast chapel) in Little Falls with a parish prayer service at 7pm. Visitation will continue at the church on Thursday one hour prior to the service. Aloys "Al" Frank was born on March 3, 1946 in Dickinson, ND, the eldest son of the late Leo and Pauline (Stockert) Frank. He grew up in Sobieski, MN and attended St. Stanislaus Catholic Parochial school before graduating from Little Falls High School in 1964. After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force, three of which were spent in Germany, Al returned home to Minnesota. He married Marie (Yasgar) on November 10, 1973 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Sobieski, MN. They settled in Maple Grove, MN and raised two children. Al took a job in 1977 with Xerox Corporation, where he worked for over 32 years until he retired in March, 2009. Al enjoyed baseball, elk hunting in Colorado, snowmobiling, and spending his weekends outdoors on the family's farm. After being diagnosed with carcinoid cancer of the appendix in October of 2008, Al courageously spent his last few months surrounded by family and friends. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Marie of Maple Grove, MN; daughter, Colleen Frank of New York, NY; son, Brian Frank of Windsor, MO; brothers, Dennis (Karen) Frank of Sobieski, MN and Jerry (Kathleen "Tina") Frank of Randall, MN; sister, Jo Mary (Dale) Lease of Little Falls, MN and many nieces and nephews. Al was preceded in death by his parents, Leo & Pauline (Stockert) Frank and sister and brother-in-law, Sharon & Alfred Methner.