Jean Frain
Jean Frain, 86, of Winamac, died with her family by her side at 10:12 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
Jean was born on Nov. 10, 1930, in Winamac, to the late Omer and Eva Clark. She was raised on a small farm with her siblings and attended a one-room school. On May 2, 1948, she married Max Frain at the First Christian Church in Winamac. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary prior to Max’s death on May 17, 2012. Together, they owned and operated Frain Mortuary in Winamac and raised four children. She had the distinguished honor of being the first lady of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association in 1977. After retirement, the couple spent many winters in Naples, Florida, where Jean enjoyed shopping at Tin City and searching for shells on the beach while summers were spent at Lake Freeman in Monticello, where Jean enjoyed going to Indiana Beach and fishing — always with her grandchildren by her side. Jean was an avid reader and enjoyed watching television and movies as well as going to the beauty shop.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Winamac where she had formerly taught Sunday school. She was a former member of the Mother’s Club and Order of Eastern Star, both of Winamac.
Jean was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.
Survivors include her daughter Kathleen Lynette [Robert] Roth of The Villages, Florida; sons: Daniel Clyde [Jaqueline] Frain of Winamac, James Lee [Teri] Frain of South Bend, and Samuel Joel [Joni] Frain of Westfield; grandsons: Randall James Roth of Pulaski, Ryan Joseph [Michelle] Roth of Chandler, Arizona, Jon Maxwell Frain of Winamac, Christopher James Frain of Valparaiso, and Joel Robert [Emily] Frain of Indianapolis; granddaughters: Stefanie Jeanne Frain of Ft. Myers, Florida, Jennifer Rose [Joseph] Davis of Westfield, Lauren Nicole [David] McNace of Osceola, and Joellyn Renee Frain of Westfield; great-granddaughters: Madison Michelle Roth, Dakota Ryan Roth, Ada Rose Davis and Haylee Marie McNace; great-grandson Holden Daniel Frain; sisters: Marjorie Braun of Winamac, and Wilma Swindell of Sparta, Tennessee; sister-in-law Rose Clark of Winamac; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Omer and Eva May (Collins) Clark; husband Maxwell Clyde Frain; grandson Jay Daniel Frain; brother Archie Clark; and sister Violetta Deeds.
Friends called from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Rev. Edward Clark officiated. Burial took place at Winamac Cemetery in Winamac.
Memorial contributions may be made to Riley Children’s Foundation.
Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.
(Pulaski County Journal — Nov. 23, 2016)