Frank Kay

Obituary

Frank Kay, 66, of 142 Centennial St, Litchfield died Thursday at the University of Michigan Hospital Ann Arbor.

Mr. Kay, a retired school administrator, was born March 5, 1916, in Hermansville, Mich., to Frank and Mary (Krznarich) Kay. He was a graduate of Kingsford (Mich.) High School, the University of South Dakota, and the University of Michigan. He received a masters degree at Wayne State University and his teaching certificate at Eastern Michigan University.

Mr. Kay, a Litchfield Resident the past 12 years after previously living in Detroit, had been employed by the Litchfield Community Schools and the Woodhaven (Mich.) Community Schools.

The World War II army veteran was a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Litchfield American Legion Harry S. Kelley post 279, the Homer VFW Post 944, the Litchfield Lions Club, and the Litchfield Congregational Church.

Also, he was named Veteran of the Year in Hillsdale County in 1977, was junior vice-commander of the 7th District Department of the Michigan VFW, was named Lion of the year in Hillsdale County in 1976 and 1977, and he has held offices at the local district and state levels of the Lions organization.

He was married to the former Catherine Thompson, She survived, as does his mother, Mary; one son, Karl of Litchfield; one sister, Mrs. Anne Giguere of Niagara, Wis.; and four brothers, Joseph of Colorado, Rudolph of Indiana, Peter of Illinois, and Jack of Maryland.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Litchfield Congregational Church with the Revs. Timothy Wepner and Anne Abernethy-Wepner officiating. Burial will be at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Litchfield, with graveside military service being provided by Homer VFW Post 944

Friends may call after noon Saturday and the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the George White Funeral Home, Litchfield