Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak of Hohenwald, Tennessee passed away January 30, 2019 in Summertown, Tennessee.
Frank moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it was riding an unridable horse or his motorcycle. He served in Korea as a MP attached to a prisoner of war camp. He is remembered by his sister’s children as their favorite uncle who took them to the movies and for rides in his convertible. He later built a boat and sailed to Florida where he ran a charter and became an expert scuba diver. He then moved to Hohenwald, Tennessee where he ran the Golden Saddle Diner. He later lived in Midland, Texas operating a crane in the oil fields. He moved back to Tennessee which he considered home.
He is survived by his loving daughter; Frankye Ann Svehlak (Jamie) Thompson; grandchildren: Coty (Tashia) Svehlak, Michaela Kerr and Zoey Thompson; great granddaughters; Ava, Ema, Piper and Paisley; nieces, Catherine (Gus) Micci and Elizabeth (Ray) Kellogg; step-daughter, Darlene (Houston) Wix. He was preceded by his wife, Grace Thompson Svehlak; parents, Joseph and Rose Hanggi Svehlak; brothers, Charles Svehlak and John Svehlak; sister, Catherine Svehlak Ogden and nephew, George Ogden.
Frank moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it was riding an unridable horse or his motorcycle. He served in Korea as a MP attached to a prisoner of war camp. He is remembered by his sister’s children as their favorite uncle who took them to the movies and for rides in his convertible. He later built a boat and sailed to Florida where he ran a charter and became an expert scuba diver. He then moved to Hohenwald, Tennessee where he ran the Golden Saddle Diner. He later lived in Midland, Texas operating a crane in the oil fields. He moved back to Tennessee which he considered home.
He is survived by his loving daughter; Frankye Ann Svehlak (Jamie) Thompson; grandchildren: Coty (Tashia) Svehlak, Michaela Kerr and Zoey Thompson; great granddaughters; Ava, Ema, Piper and Paisley; nieces, Catherine (Gus) Micci and Elizabeth (Ray) Kellogg; step-daughter, Darlene (Houston) Wix. He was preceded by his wife, Grace Thompson Svehlak; parents, Joseph and Rose Hanggi Svehlak; brothers, Charles Svehlak and John Svehlak; sister, Catherine Svehlak Ogden and nephew, George Ogden.
Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak of Hohenwald, Tennessee passed away January 30, 2019 in Summertown, Tennessee.
Frank moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it was riding an unridable horse or his motorcycle. He served in Korea as a MP attached to a prisoner of war camp. He is remembered by his sister’s children as their favorite uncle who took them to the movies and for rides in his convertible. He later built a boat and sailed to Florida where he ran a charter and became an expert scuba diver. He then moved to Hohenwald, Tennessee where he ran the Golden Saddle Diner. He later lived in Midland, Texas operating a crane in the oil fields. He moved back to Tennessee which he considered home.
He is survived by his loving daughter; Frankye Ann Svehlak (Jamie) Thompson; grandchildren: Coty (Tashia) Svehlak, Michaela Kerr and Zoey Thompson; great granddaughters; Ava, Ema, Piper and Paisley; nieces, Catherine (Gus) Micci and Elizabeth (Ray) Kellogg; step-daughter, Darlene (Houston) Wix. He was preceded by his wife, Grace Thompson Svehlak; parents, Joseph and Rose Hanggi Svehlak; brothers, Charles Svehlak and John Svehlak; sister, Catherine Svehlak Ogden and nephew, George Ogden.
Frank moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it was riding an unridable horse or his motorcycle. He served in Korea as a MP attached to a prisoner of war camp. He is remembered by his sister’s children as their favorite uncle who took them to the movies and for rides in his convertible. He later built a boat and sailed to Florida where he ran a charter and became an expert scuba diver. He then moved to Hohenwald, Tennessee where he ran the Golden Saddle Diner. He later lived in Midland, Texas operating a crane in the oil fields. He moved back to Tennessee which he considered home.
He is survived by his loving daughter; Frankye Ann Svehlak (Jamie) Thompson; grandchildren: Coty (Tashia) Svehlak, Michaela Kerr and Zoey Thompson; great granddaughters; Ava, Ema, Piper and Paisley; nieces, Catherine (Gus) Micci and Elizabeth (Ray) Kellogg; step-daughter, Darlene (Houston) Wix. He was preceded by his wife, Grace Thompson Svehlak; parents, Joseph and Rose Hanggi Svehlak; brothers, Charles Svehlak and John Svehlak; sister, Catherine Svehlak Ogden and nephew, George Ogden.
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