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Frank R. Szabo, 69, of Hicksville, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana,
He was born on June 13, 1944 in Soligen, Germany, the son of the late Miklos and Lieselotte (Eickenberg) Szabo.
Frank was a 1963 graduate of Defiance High School.
On September 17, 1988, he was united in marriage to Laurie Cleland and she survives.
Frank worked as an environmental engineer at GM Powertrain for 40 years, until his retirement in 2004. He was also a former Defiance County Special Deputy and current Hicksville Police Department Auxiliary Police Officer.
Frank was a member of the NRA and the Fish & Game Club in Defiance, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife Laurie; children- Steve (Shelly) Szabo of Holgate, Ohio, Dani (Rob) Miller of Sherwood, Ohio, Jeremy (Kelly) Van Horn of Hicksville, Ohio; grandchildren- Devyn and Dylan Szabo, Logan and Storm Miller, Vincent and Vaida Van Horn; brothers and sisters- Ilonka (Jerry) Riggenbach, Tim (Rhonda) Szabo, all of Bryan, Ohio, Caroline (Rick) Wagner, Mike (Jody) Szabo, all of Defiance, Ohio, Klaus (Susan) Szabo of Brownwood, Texas, and Diane (Snodgrass) Osipowich of Lagrange, Indiana.
He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Don Snodgrass.
Funeral services for Frank will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Smith & Brown Funeral Home, Hicksville. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home..
Memorials may be made to Fort Defiance Humane Society or Defiance County Sheriff Dare Program.
***I tried to reach Frank numerous times during our search for classmates before the reunion. I was never successful and realize now it was probably because he was not well. I had no idea he was born in Germany. It would have been interesting to hear how he came here. Rest in peace Frank...
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Harley Hasselswerth
I knew that Frank was born in Germany. He and his family came to Defiance as refugees. They, Frank's parents and his siblings,came first and then his Grandmother and two uncles. They lived on the corner of Moss and Sessions St. Frank's sister has a beauty shop there now I think. Ilonka,his oldest sister may be able to give other facts. I always liked Frank, he was a neighbor kid to me..
Paula Weir (Steele)
Thanks for your comments, Harley. I sure wish he would have shared this info with more of us. I think many of the teachers would have found this very interesting also.May God rest his soul.Harley Hasselswerth
I talked to Frank's widow last Tuesday at his visitation. She said his illness just came up recently and they didn't have cause of death. An autopsy was performed but the results weren't back of courese..
Faye Reineke (Schaffer)
Frank was one of our St John Lutheran friends who had come from Germany. I think he learned to speak English from members of our church. I don't remember Frank not speaking English. It just wasn't anything you paid attention to when you were a kid. We grew up row by row in the classrooom, side by side in the cafeteria and had many a kickball game out on the playground where Frank really shined. Frank fit right in with the rest of our goofy bunch. God Bless you, Frank.