Gary Wayne Frantzich

RONAN — Gary Wayne Frantzich, a native of Montana, was born in Conrad on Sept. 30, 1958. He attended school in Charlo, where he completed grade school.

He joined the Army in October 1975, where he completed high school, receiving a diploma from the State of Washington on Oct. 5, 1977, through the Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake.

He served in the Army until December 1985 when he was honorably discharged. During his service he served in Germany and Ft. Campbell, Ky.

After his Army service he joined a carnival where he was employed as a truck driver. He was killed in a car accident in Fulton, Miss., on May 17, 2004.

Gary is survived by his father, LaVern N. Frantzich of Eugene, Ore.; a brother, Glenn L. Frantzich, of Augusta, Ga., and a sister, Gail L. Hitchcock, of Birmingham, Ala.

Graveside services were held at the Ronan Cemetery on July 13. He was buried beside his mother, Virginia R. Frantzich.