Sharon Lea Frank

Mrs. Frank served as a Girl Scout leader, when her daughter was a child. She was an avid collector of spoons, tea pots, but mainly, dolls. She loved to do puzzles, gardening, and making ceramics.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wesley P. and Evelyn M., nee Mize, Reinhardt; her loving husband of 46 years, Robert R. Frank; and her son, Robert Mark Frank.

Surviving are her daughter, Laurie Frank, of Fairview Heights, Illinois; a daughter-in-law, Laura Elkins; her grandchildren, Melinda (Aaron) Cope and Nathanael Elkins; two great grandchildren, Zoe Mira Cope and Ivan Mark Thomas Cope; a brother, Richard (Marge) Reinhardt; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Memorials are appreciated to the American Lung Association. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Funeral: Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the funeral home, with Rev. Charles West officiating. Interment will be held in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Illinois.