from the August 24, 1994 issue of The Country Chronicle
Grafton, N.H. – Elfriede Frankle, 78, died July 27, 1994 in Pforzheim, Germany while visiting family. She was born in Niefern, Germany Sept. 45, 1915, the daughter of the late Adolf & Lydia (Nagel) Ruck. She immigrated to the United States with her family in January of 1955. She had lived in Grafton, NH for the last 17 years and had been a volunteer at the Canaan Senior Center for several years. She enjoyed traveling and was visiting her sister in Germany at the time of her death. She was the widow of Richard Frankle who died December 22, 1988.
There were no calling hours. A memorial service was conducted Saturday, August 20, at 11 a.m. at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield, the Rev. William Newhall officiated.
Memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Frankle may be made to The Visiting Nurse Alliance of NH/VT, 20 S. Main St., White River Jct., VT 05001 or to The Upper Valley Humane Society, HC-63 Box 52-A, Lebanon, NH 03766.
Survivors include: a son, Bernd Frankle of Basking Ridge, NJ; a daughter, Petra Gunnerson of Canaan; a sister, Liesel Huber of Dover; s sister, Trudel Ruck of Niefern, Germany; a sister, Lore Brunn of Neustadt, Germany; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceeded in death by her husband, a sister, and a brother.