1929
Frank
2015
Frank R Pfahl
April 3, 1929 — April 20, 2015
Frank R Pfahl, Sr, 86, passed away on 4/20/2015 after a short illness.
He was born in Akron on April 3, 1929, to Charles Alton Pfahl & Hazel Kerch. He was a graduate of Buchtel High School & earned a degree in Business Administration & Engineering at The University of Akron, where he was a member of Lone Star fraternity & attended all home Zip games since 1937.
In 1940, Frank started working in the family business, XXth Century Furnace & became president in 1965, selling the business in 1990.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran; member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Eagle Scout & Order of the Arrow; member of Jaycees; past president of Greater Akron HVAC Contractors Association; past president of West Akron Board of Trade; past president of Boards of Trade Council; vice president of Ohio Air Conditioning Contractors Association; past Director of National Warm Air Association.
Frank was a 50+ year member of West Akron Kiwanis. He founded WAKY Chicken Feed fundraiser, planted the flowers around Rotanya Indian in front of Fairlawn Elementary school for 24 years, was President in 1975, received the distinguished Presidents Award from Kiwanis International and awarded the McChesney Memorial Plaque in 1980. He proudly won WAK golf league in 89, 94 & 95.
Preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Charles Pfahl and John (Floradelle) Pfahl; Frank is survived by his wife, Isabel Nina Blackburn whom he married in 1976; his children, Colleen Pfahl, Frank (Beth) Pfahl, Beverly (Randy) Godding, David (Bobbie) Pfahl; stepchildren, Judy McClelland, Daniel (Noriko) McClelland & Marcia (Ron) Clugsten; 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Frank will be remembered as a dear and loving husband, father and friend.
He enjoyed coin and stamp collecting, bowling, playing card game Payme with family or poker with the Blue Ray group. If he wasn't working on beautifying his yard you could always find him golfing with his friends & sons.
Family & friends may call on Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 2 to 5 p.m at Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St, Akron 44304 or West Akron Kiwanis, c/o Northwest Family Rec. Center, 1730 Shatto Ave., Akron 44313.
He was born in Akron on April 3, 1929, to Charles Alton Pfahl & Hazel Kerch. He was a graduate of Buchtel High School & earned a degree in Business Administration & Engineering at The University of Akron, where he was a member of Lone Star fraternity & attended all home Zip games since 1937.
In 1940, Frank started working in the family business, XXth Century Furnace & became president in 1965, selling the business in 1990.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran; member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Eagle Scout & Order of the Arrow; member of Jaycees; past president of Greater Akron HVAC Contractors Association; past president of West Akron Board of Trade; past president of Boards of Trade Council; vice president of Ohio Air Conditioning Contractors Association; past Director of National Warm Air Association.
Frank was a 50+ year member of West Akron Kiwanis. He founded WAKY Chicken Feed fundraiser, planted the flowers around Rotanya Indian in front of Fairlawn Elementary school for 24 years, was President in 1975, received the distinguished Presidents Award from Kiwanis International and awarded the McChesney Memorial Plaque in 1980. He proudly won WAK golf league in 89, 94 & 95.
Preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Charles Pfahl and John (Floradelle) Pfahl; Frank is survived by his wife, Isabel Nina Blackburn whom he married in 1976; his children, Colleen Pfahl, Frank (Beth) Pfahl, Beverly (Randy) Godding, David (Bobbie) Pfahl; stepchildren, Judy McClelland, Daniel (Noriko) McClelland & Marcia (Ron) Clugsten; 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Frank will be remembered as a dear and loving husband, father and friend.
He enjoyed coin and stamp collecting, bowling, playing card game Payme with family or poker with the Blue Ray group. If he wasn't working on beautifying his yard you could always find him golfing with his friends & sons.
Family & friends may call on Sunday, April 26, 2015 from 2 to 5 p.m at Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St, Akron 44304 or West Akron Kiwanis, c/o Northwest Family Rec. Center, 1730 Shatto Ave., Akron 44313.
Cemetery Details
Rose Hill Burial Park
3653 W. Market St.
Fairlawn, OH, 44333
Fairlawn, OH, 44333
Visitation
APR 26. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron, OH, 44333
[email protected]
http://www.billowfuneralhomes.com
Service
APR 27. 11:00 AM
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
50 N. Prospect Street
Akron, OH, 44304
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