Frank C. Wade
Frank C. Wade, 92, of Seneca, Venango County, passed away at Trinity Living Center Friday.
Frank was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Eau Claire, he was the son of John and Dolly Crawford Wade.
Frank received his education in Eau Claire.
Frank was a World War II veteran. He served in the army and was in the Battle of the Bulge.
He was honorably discharged in 1946 after serving in the Battery C 753rd Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Infantry Division.
Frank married Florence “Ernestine” Scott Wade on June 29, 1946. She passed away Oct. 12, 2010.
Frank worked in the local coal mines in the Six Points area upon returning from the service, he did farm work as well for the local farmers in that area.
Frank retired from G & L Steel in Oil City after 39½ years of service as a crane operator.
Frank was a member of the Seneca United Methodist Church in Seneca and has read the Bible cover to cover more than 51 times.
He was a member of the Knox Archery Club and a was a member of the G&L Bowling League. He won numerous trophies and awards through his bowling league.
Frank loved to go hunting and fishing and especially loved going to the Gulf Coast and Canada to do some fishing with his wife.
Ernestine and Frank traveled throughout the United States and enjoyed wintering with their son, Bill, in Alabama.
More recently, Frank enjoyed tinkering around his house and helping his neighbors with yard work and keeping his flower beds and garden looking great.
Frank also was a member of the American Legion in Oil City.
Frank is survived by a nephew, Clair Wade and his wife, Sally, of Oil City; three nieces, Judy Delisio and her husband, Ronald, of Petrolia, Norma J. Scott of Virginia and Sandy L. Mayes and her husband, Norman, of Emlenton; and special friend Joyce Schwab of Seneca.
Frank is preceded in death by his wife; a son, William Wade; a daughter, Linda Wade; his brothers, Raymond, Glenn, John Jr. and Robert Wade; and his sisters, Thelma Sharm, Elda Wade and Nora Hice.
WADE — Family of Frank C. Wade, who died on Friday, July 24, 2015, will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home, 109 Emlenton St., Clintonville, Pa.A funeral service will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Hastings, from the Seneca Methodist Church, officiating.Interment will take place in East Unity Cemetery.Friends can e-mail condolences by visiting www.mckinleyfuenralhome.net.The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorials be sent to a charity of one's choice.
