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Francis 'Fran' E. Fry

March 9, 1924 - May 17, 2017

U.S. Veteran

Burial Date May 20, 2017

Funeral Home Pawlak Funeral Home

Cemetery Toledo Memorial Park

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Francis “Fran” E. Fry, 93, of Pemberville, OH, and formerly of Toledo, OH, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. Born March 9, 1924, in Richmond, IN, he was the son of Leslie E. and M. Ethelyn (Chamness) Fry. A WWII Air Force veteran, he married Melva J. Straus on November 17, 1945 in Toledo, OH. Fran was employed by Champion Spark Plug in Toledo for 38 years, retiring in 1986. Fran was a member of the former Calvary United Methodist Church in Toledo.
He is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Melva; children, Jeffrey (Judy) Fry, Larry (Susan) Fry, James Fry and Jana (Charles) Shultz; brother, David Fry; sisters, Theresa Horlander and Joyce Harris; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Fran was preceded in death by his sisters, Violet Backmeyer and Wilma Henley.
Visitation will be from 3-8 pm, Friday, May 19, 2017, at the Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, 1640 Smith Rd. (at Jackman) Temperance, MI, where funeral services will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, May 20, 2017. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, OH. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Hospice of Northwest Ohio for their compassionate care. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio.