Frank married Mary Mable Pantel on January 20, 1941 and they had two daughters and a son.
Frank enlisted in the King’s Own Rifles Regiment on October 11, 1942. He took basic training at Camrose and Moose Jaw. He was then sent to Debert, Nova Scotia but was not sent overseas. Someone in his barracks got the mumps so everyone was isolated for 21 days. Another soldier also came down with the mumps so the isolation lasted longer.
In May, 1945, Frank and others from Debert were sent to Halifax to help suppress the VE Day riots.
After the war, Frank moved his family first to Gundy and then to the Slave Lake/Kinuso area where they lived until moving to Grande Prairie in 1961.
Frank passed away November 4, 2009 and Mary April 1, 2014.
Sources: From Tears to Triumph: The Pioneers’ Journey (p.22)
Interview with Margaret Heath. February 10. 1991
Obituaries, Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune