Louise L. Frankel, 91 years old, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. She was born and raised in Hendersonville, North Carolina to immigrant parents from Poland and the Ukraine, She graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. Louise spent much of her adult life in California devoted to a wide spectrum of civic activities, acting as the founding member and five-term president of the Tarzana Property Owners Association. She was an enthusiastic and successful political campaigner and fund raiser for many local candidates, was instrumental in developing the Tarzana Community Plan and served with distinction on multiple local government commissions, including the Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission and the Los Angeles City Fire Commission.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest Frankel, a novelist, television producer and retired Colonel in the US Marine Corp , two daughters, Elin Schwartz and Sharyn Musika, and six grandchildren: Michael and Allyson Musika, Jennifer Riemer, and Rachel, Sarah and Abigail Schwartz. In Lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to American Friends of Magen David Adom: http://www.afmda.org/protective-edge/
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