Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Franz of Carol Stream, Ill.; a sister, Linda Krumwiede of Carol Stream; a daughter, Cris Franz of Schaumburg, Ill.; a son, Brian Franz of Bloomingdale, Ill; two grandchildren -- Nick and Jessica Franz of Bloomingdale; nieces -- Dawn Baley of Texas, and Kendra Fuller of Ash Flat, Gail Rexroad of Illinois, and Julie Osborne of Arizona; a nephew, Brian Adkins of Cherokee Village; and a close friend, LaVerne Anderson of Waynesboro.
He was preceded in death by his father, William B. Franz, and a brother, Kenneth J. Franz.
A graveside service was July 24 at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, Ill.
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