Nancy L. Frankhauser

AUBURN- Nancy L. Frankhauser, 71, of 53 Partridge Lane, Auburn died Sunday morning December 23, 2007 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin following a short illness. To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die. She was born in Lewiston on February 9, 1936 the daughter of Clayton Sr. and Bella M. (Gagnon) Butcher and had been a resident of this community for most of her life. She was a graduate of Lisbon High School Class of 1955. She was a war polio survivor in 1953. She then attended Auburn Maine School of Commerce and Central Technical Institute in Kansas City, Kansas.Nancy was employed as a secretary in the 1950's for the American Red Cross. She also worked in the travel industry as a reservationists in Chicago and for the Colburn Travel Service in Logan, Utah. She married Wayne Frankhauser on May 16, 1959. They settled in Monmouth in 1967. After raising a family, she worked for the Department of Human Services in Lewiston, retiring in 1996. While living in Monmouth, she was active in the Parent Teachers Club, Mothers Club, Brownies, Girl Scouts and the Kennescoggin Art Club.Over the years she and her family spent many happy hours at the coast in Harpswell. Her hobbies included many crafts, sewing, quilting, rug braiding, gardening and traveling. In later years she belonged to the Port Polio Support Group of Maine. Nancy was known for her love of her family. She is survived by her husband Wayne Frankhauser Sr. of Auburn; one son Wayne Frankhauser Jr. and his wife Suzanne of Pittston, ME.; one daughter Susan Frankhauser of Monmouth; one brother Thomas Butcher and his wife Maria of West Virginia; one sister Janice Adkisson and her husband Bob of Virginia; three grandchildren Nicklaos Mocciola of Monmouth and Kevin and Erin Frankhauser of Pittston, ME; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother Clayton Butcher Jr. NOTICE Frankhauser- Died in Auburn Sunday December 23, 2007. Mrs. Nancy L. age 71 a resident of Auburn. Funeral services honoring Nancy's life will be held Wednesday 2PM from the memorial chapel of Dillingham & Son. Committal services will follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Pine Tree Society 149 Front St. Bath, Maine 04530. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . Visitation will be held Wednesday from 12-2PM prior to the service at the family owned Dillingham & Son Memorial Chapel 62 Spring St., Auburn 784-6449.