Frank Blain Obituary

Frank C. Blain passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 18, 2016, with his family at his side. He was 79. Frank was born April 14, 1936 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the son of John A. and Beulah (Conquest) Blain of Goodland, Kansas. He grew up in Goodland, and graduated from Goodland High School in 1954. After high school he moved to Denver to attend Barnes Business School. After finishing school at Barnes, Frank returned to Goodland to begin his career at the Goodland Savings and Loan Association in 1957. He was drafted into the US Army in 1958, and honorably discharged in 1960. On November 3, 1961, he married Virginia Lee Cole at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Goodland.

Frank worked at the Goodland Savings and Loan for 33 years. He was known for his honesty, integrity, and genuineness in all aspects of his life. Family, friends, and business associates remember his pleasant conversation and attention to detail in customer service. He retired from the savings and loan business in 1990. Frank was a member of the Goodland Elks Lodge BPOE #1528 and Sugar Hills Country Club, served on the Smoky Gardens restoration committee, and was a member of the First Christian Church. Frank and Virginia lived in Goodland until 2001, when they moved to Lawrence, Kansas to be near their daughters and grandchildren.

Frank is survived by his wife Virginia; daughters Carla Schmidt (Mark) and Jeri Ann Blain (Kevin Teel); grandchildren Randall Blain Schmidt and Brynn Elizabeth Teel all of Lawrence; his sister Brenda Frankenfeld (Chuck) of Phillipsburg, Kansas and family; and in-laws Connie Cole and family; Ann and Loren Schieber and family; Bill and Nancy Cole and family; Charlene Cole-Jacobs and family. He was preceded in death by his parents, step-mother Sarah E. Blain, and infant grandson, Matthew Cole Schmidt.

The family is grateful for the care and support Frank received from the employees of At Home Kansas and the Douglas County Visiting Nurses and hospice staff. Services will be Friday, March 25 at 2 pm (MST) at Bateman Funeral Home, 211 E. 11th Street, in Goodland. Burial will be in the Goodland cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Frank's memory to Visiting Nurses, 200 Maine, 3rd Floor; Lawrence, KS 66044.