Born in Worms, Germany on December 17, 1928 to Lucille and Simon Wiesengrund, Frank was raised in Washington Heights, NY and retired to Oceanport, NJ after living in Riverdale, NY and Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Surviving are his loving wife and best friend Maureen; his oldest daughter Stephanie and her husband Lloyd Fitzsimmons, who Frank considered a son; daughters Neva and Jill; son Jeffrey and his wife Jane; cousins Edith Reist and Annette Lebosky; and grandchildren Carla and her husband Mark Silk, Lloyd III, Drew and his wife Lauren, Jacob and Jenna, Ethan and Brett; and his great granddaughter Hailey Fitzsimmons.
A loyal and devoted patriarch, the three most important words he could hear were "Dad," "Frankie," and "Grandpa." He was deeply grateful, not only for the love he felt from his family, but for the closeness he witnessed between his children, grandchildren, and extended family members. Their loving relationships gave him immeasurable joy.
Frank was deeply loved by many. He will be remembered by his numerous lifelong friends and colleagues for his integrity, his wonderful sense of humor, never-ending battery of jokes, and his uncanny ability to make everyone he met feel like they knew him for a lifetime.
After serving his country in the Army during the Korean War, Frank worked his way up from an errand boy with Skorus Theaters to an esteemed career in the motion picture industry. Referred to as "the voice of reason," and one of the most honest men to work beside, he was the recipient of many awards including induction into the ShowEast Hall of Fame in 2004. He retired as Senior Vice President of Loews Theaters, now Sony Theaters.
A philanthropist in his own right, Frank gave to many charities. In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the charity of your choice in his honor.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30AM, Thursday, October 22, 2014 at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724.
Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels, Ocean, are in charge of arrangements and can be contacted for Shiva information. Bloomfieldcooperocean.com
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