Burial Service
Private Family Service
- Email Details
-
Private Family Services
, - Private Family Services
Send Flowers
Express your condolences with flowers
sent to Frank's family
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Location: 3:37 p.m., at the Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Saturday, July 14, 1923
Birth place:
Branch: Army
Service: World War II
Father: Paul Korpita
Mother: Anna Hotra (Regan) Korpita
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana
Funeral Date: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy:
Burial will take place:
Private Family Services
Visitation will be:
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
Biographical Information:
Frank had worked in the maintenance field in various capacities, maintenance supervisor of the Budd Plant, Inland Steel, and Vulcan Materials of Hobart and Gary. He owned and operated his own Salvage Business in Hobart. Frank was Veteran of the U.S. Army serving from November 26, 1941 to January 12, 1946. and then again in the U.S. Marine Corp serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a 50+ year member of the M.L. McClelland Lodge #357 of Hobart, Indiana. Frank has also been a member of the VFW,DAV, and the Moose Lodge in the past. He enjoyed repairing engines, fabricating, restoring automobiles, and building projects. Frank also enjoyed camping and fishing, especially in up at Pelican Lake in Orr, Minnesota. Frank was very devoted to his family and loved them dearly.
Special Services:
Memorial Information:
Marriage Information: On December 27, 1991 in Monticello, Indiana he married Mary L. Wilson. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife; Mary Korpita of Monticello, Indiana; Children,Lawrence R. (wife Bev) Korpita of Wausau, Wisconsin,Debra (husband James) Alexander, Jr. of Valparaiso, Indiana,Paul Korpita of Lafayette, Indiana;Seven (7) Grandchildren and eleven (11) Great-Grandchildren;Mother-in-law,Maurine Wilson of Monticello, Indiana;Sister-in-law,Emily (husband Bruce) Sweet of Algood, Tennessee;Brother-in-law,Chester "Chet" (wife Jeanette) Wilson of Monticello, Indiana;numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Paul and Anna Hotra (Regan) Korpita;Sisters,Sophie Mikuta and Mary Ellen Duncan;Brothers,Paul Korpita, George Korpita, and Ed Korpita.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960 (574) 583-8488.
Died: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Location: 3:37 p.m., at the Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Saturday, July 14, 1923
Birth place:
Branch: Army
Service: World War II
Father: Paul Korpita
Mother: Anna Hotra (Regan) Korpita
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana
Funeral Date: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy:
Burial will take place:
Private Family Services
Visitation will be:
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
Biographical Information:
Frank had worked in the maintenance field in various capacities, maintenance supervisor of the Budd Plant, Inland Steel, and Vulcan Materials of Hobart and Gary. He owned and operated his own Salvage Business in Hobart. Frank was Veteran of the U.S. Army serving from November 26, 1941 to January 12, 1946. and then again in the U.S. Marine Corp serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a 50+ year member of the M.L. McClelland Lodge #357 of Hobart, Indiana. Frank has also been a member of the VFW,DAV, and the Moose Lodge in the past. He enjoyed repairing engines, fabricating, restoring automobiles, and building projects. Frank also enjoyed camping and fishing, especially in up at Pelican Lake in Orr, Minnesota. Frank was very devoted to his family and loved them dearly.
Special Services:
Memorial Information:
Marriage Information: On December 27, 1991 in Monticello, Indiana he married Mary L. Wilson. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife; Mary Korpita of Monticello, Indiana; Children,Lawrence R. (wife Bev) Korpita of Wausau, Wisconsin,Debra (husband James) Alexander, Jr. of Valparaiso, Indiana,Paul Korpita of Lafayette, Indiana;Seven (7) Grandchildren and eleven (11) Great-Grandchildren;Mother-in-law,Maurine Wilson of Monticello, Indiana;Sister-in-law,Emily (husband Bruce) Sweet of Algood, Tennessee;Brother-in-law,Chester "Chet" (wife Jeanette) Wilson of Monticello, Indiana;numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Paul and Anna Hotra (Regan) Korpita;Sisters,Sophie Mikuta and Mary Ellen Duncan;Brothers,Paul Korpita, George Korpita, and Ed Korpita.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960 (574) 583-8488.
To send a flower arrangement in memory of
Frank Lawrence Korpita, please click here to visit our sympathy store.
Schedule of Services
Visitaion Service
- Email Details
- A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
Funeral Service
- Email Details
- Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Guestbook
Share your thoughts and memories
of Frank
Sympathy Card
Share your thoughts and memories with family
and friends of Frank