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Visitation:
11 a.m. until Noon Monday, May 15, 2023 at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln
Service:
Noon Monday at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Peter Jeffrey Frantz (Pete) passed
away on May 9th after a brief illness. He was 80
years old.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry
& Bennett Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11
a.m. until 12 Noon Monday, May 15, 2023 at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln, Illinois. Memorial
services will follow at 12 Noon. Memorial donations
may be made to the American Cancer Society or to
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Pete was born in Lincoln, Illinois on July 15, 1942,
the son of Weldon (Pete) Frantz and Jane Ellen
Frantz (Warrick), and was a life-long resident of
Lincoln. He graduated from Lincoln Community High
School in 1960 and attended the University of
Illinois, from which he received a Civil Engineering
degree in 1965. He was a licensed Professional
Engineer and a Registered Land Surveyor.
Pete met Carol Bruner in 1964 and they were married
in 1966. He is survived by Carol and their two
children, son Jeffrey (Eszter) and daughter Jennifer
Sugg (Alan). He was especially proud of and doted on
his two granddaughters, Audrey and Sarah. He was
preceded in death by his parents and his sister,
Janeann Meredith.
Pete worked for the Illinois
Department of Transportation (IDOT) from the time of
his graduation until he retired in 2000 as the Chief
of IDOT's Environment Section. |
As a representative of IDOT, he was active professionally in the
Transportation Research Board, serving on the Environmental Analysis in
Transportation committee for several terms.
While in college, Pete worked for the Logan County Highway Department during the
summers, where he met Ron Fox, with whom he would later form Logan County Land
Surveying. Working on weekends, Pete and Ron surveyed multiple properties
throughout Central Illinois during the 30-plus years in which they were in
business.
Pete was active in the community, serving as the Exalted Ruler for the local
Elks Lodge and multiple terms on the District 27 school board, including serving
as school board president. He also enjoyed fishing, golf, and playing in a
bridge club with a group of friends that met regularly for more than 40 years.
He was also an ardent fan of Fighting Illini athletics. When traveling with
friends or for business, Pete was famous for his ability to know the location of
the nearest Dairy Queen.
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