Frances "Peanut" Frantz

Frances M. "Peanut" Frantz, 90, of Williamstown, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center.

Born in Lykens, November 11, 1933, a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Lynch Flynn.  Peanut was a 1951 graduate of the former Williamstown Catholic High School where she was the valedictorian of her class.

She had been a very active member of the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Williamstown, where she was a member of the Parish Council of Catholic Women, the choir, and was a CCD teacher. She could always be be found volunteering at the church wherever needed. Peanut was currently attending Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Chapel, Tower City.

Peanut dedicated her life to being a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her family meant the world to her. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and had been an avid bowler, belonging to a bowling league. She had also been involved with the Williamstown Girl Scouts with her daughters.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Frantz, Jr.; a son-in-law, Ronald "Monk" Calnon; a sister, Patricia Summers; four brothers, Joseph, Edward "Ned", Richard, and William Flynn.

Surviving are her four daughters, Patricia Frantz, Florida, Jeanette McSparron and her husband Dane, Muir, Kathy Calnon, Halifax and Barbara Reedy and her husband Adam, Elizabethtown; five grandchildren, Julie, Angela, Autumn, Eric, and Adam; nine great grandchildren; one brother Michael Flynn, Williamstown; numerous nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 11:00 am from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Chapel, Tower City. A visitation will be from 10-11 at the church. Peanut will be laid to rest in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Williamstown.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Sts. Peter & Paul Chapel c/o Most Blessed Trinity Parish, 113 Cherry Street, Tremont PA 17981

The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Tower City is honored to serve the Frantz family. To send condolences to the family visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com

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