Mary Carey Franke

She was born in Oyster Bay, NY, the daughter of Francis P. Carey and Loretta (Rogers) Carey. She lived most of her life in the Northeast and moved to Lincoln, CA in 2004.

Mrs. Franke was a 1947 graduate of what is now SUNY at Albany. While she was working on her teaching degree she met Arthur Franke, a B-29 combat veteran who was attending RPI after finishing his enlistment in the Pacific theatre during WWII.

They were married for nearly 53 years until his death in North Carolina in 2001.

Mrs. Franke was a long time teacher at Hudson High School in Hudson, MA after previously teaching in New York and Pennsylvania. As a business teacher she had a profound influence on the careers of many students. She and her husband traveled around the world, frequently with him piloting their private airplane.

After the death of her husband, she moved to CA and lived near her oldest son and her daughter in the Sacramento area.

Mrs. Franke is survived by three children, James C. Franke of Davis, CA, Doreen E. Franke of Truckee, CA, and Arthur J. Franke of Hudson, MA, and six grandchildren.

A funeral mass will be held at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lincoln, CA on Wednesday, December 22, 2010.