Obituaries

June 2, 1927 to May 17, 2012

WINAMAC - Maxwell Clyde Frain, 84, Winamac, passed away at 8:44 p.m., Thursday, May 17, at the Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac. 

He was born June 2, 1927, in Winamac, to the late Clyde Harold and Eithel Viola Wilson Frain. He married Nila Jean Clark on May 2, 1948, at the First Christian Church in Winamac.  She survives.

Also surviving are: 
Kathleen Lynette (Robert) Roth, The Villages, FL, Daughter 
Daniel Clyde (Jaqueline) Frain, Winamac, Son 
James Lee (Teri) Frain, South Bend, Son 
Samuel Joel (Joni) Frain, Winamac, Son 
Randall James Roth, Pulaski, Grandson 
Ryan Joseph (Michelle) Roth, Chandler, AZ, Grandson 
Stefanie Jeanne (Carlton) Buck, Bass Lake, Granddaughter 
Jon Maxwell Frain, Medaryville, Grandson 
Jennifer Rose (Joseph) Davis, Sheridan, Granddaughter 
Lauren Nicole Frain, South Bend, Granddaughter 
Joellyn Renee Frain, Westfield, IN Granddaughter 
Christopher James Frain, South Bend, Grandson 
Joel Robert Frain, Winamac, Grandson 
Madison Michelle Roth, Chandler, AZ, Great-Granddaughter 
Dakota Ryan Roth, Chandler, AZ, Great-Granddaughter

Preceded in death by: 
Jay Daniel Frain, Grandson 

Mr. Frain was a member of the First Christian Church, Winamac where he had served as deacon, elder, and trustee. He was a 50-year member of Winamac Lodge #262 F&AM. He was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Scottish Rite and ORAK Shrine. He was a charter member of the former Winamac Rotary Club. He had also been a member of the Winamac Kiwanis Club and the Pulaski County Red Cross. He served 12 years as a school board member for the Winamac Schools and Eastern Pulaski School Corporation. He also served several years as Pulaski County Deputy Coroner. He was a proud member of the Pulaski County Republican Party.

In 1950, Mr. Frain took a job driving the ambulance for Kennedy Funeral Home. The next year, he moved his employment to Fry & Lange Funeral Home, Winamac. In 1953, he graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science and returned to Winamac where he was employed by Russell Fry and Walter Lange. He became a licensed Indiana funeral director in 1954 and maintained an active license until his death. His caring and compassion was reflected in the manner in which he served the families he cared for and also his community. Max and Jean purchased the Fry & Lange Funeral Home in 1969 and in 1976 changed the name to Frain Mortuary. He served as president of the Indiana Funeral Director's Association in 1978. Mr. Frain and his sons Dan and Sam, were recongnized as the first IFDA family to produce three presidents of the association. 

Mr. Frain had fond memories of the family fishing trips to northern Minnesota. He enjoyed his retirement years in Naples, FL and Monticello. He especially liked being on the beach and spending time in his boat. He had a good sense of humor. He enjoyed smoking his pipe, listening to WKVI, reading the newspaper, and taking his dogs for a walk. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him. 

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m., Sunday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. Masonic services will be at 6 p.m. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Monday (May 21), at the funeral home, with Rev. Bert Woolson and Rev. Edward Clark officiating. Burial will be in Winamac Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to Riley Hospital for Children.