Individual Details

Frank Jerald FRYE

(8 Feb 1906 - 21 Dec 1969)

Biography, by Lori Dollevoet, from Find-a-Grave memorial #29587046:
Frank was the son of Jerome and Otie (Kuykendall) Fry/Frye. As a teenager Frank's family moved to Appleton, WI from SD. When Frank was in his early 20's his parents divorced. Frank then took care of his mother and unmarried sister through the great Depression and until his mother's death. He worked at Kimberly Clark for a while, then during the depression worked as a Laborer digging ditches by hand for the Appleton Water Department. In 1937 he achieved his dream of becoming a Police officer when he was hired by the Appleton Police Force. In 1938 he married Rose (Londre) Blahnik and raised her two children (Bette and Joyce Blahnik) along with caring for his mother and unmarried sister, Cecil. He was a fun person who cared about his family and people in general. Frank even cared for a nephew for sometime while his mother was recovering from some health issues. He changed the second floor of his house at 519 S. Douglas Street into an apartment and and after his mother died, he took in his daughter Bette and her 4 children when she divorced. Frank also took in his Mother-in-Law (Rose Londre) after her husband died in Racine, WI.
Frank retired from the Police force as a Detective Sergeant. He then took on a night time security position working for what was then the Embassy Motel. Just before Christmas 1969 Frank was abducted from the Motel, shot and left on the roadside. There are people who have been reluctant to come forward and at this point the murder remains unsolved.

Events

Birth	8 Feb 1906	Pembine, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage	17 Nov 1938	Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Rose Melva LONDRE
Death	21 Dec 1969	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Burial		Appleton Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States
Occupation		Police Officer