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Larry C. Frank

Larry C. Frank, 85, of Kittanning, PA, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.

He was born on March 18, 1941 in North Apollo, PA, the son of Dean E. and Lou Etta (Cramer) Frank.

Larry was a 1959 graduate of Apollo High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from IUP. He later received his Master's Degree from Westminster College. He taught choral music in the Armstrong, Keystone, and A.C. Valley school districts before going into administration. Larry served as the principal of Coudersport High School and superintendent of Warren County Schools before his retirement in 1997.

Larry was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. Throughout his life he shared his musical gifts with many church choirs and performed with numerous barbershop groups. Larry also served as a guest conductor for many PMEA county, district and regional choirs, as well as the 1997 Pennsylvania All-State Choir. In 1973, he led his choir on a goodwill tour to Romania, sponsored by the U.S. State Department and Reader's Digest.

His memory will be cherished by his loving wife, Elizabeth R. (Richards) Frank, whom he married on Dec. 22, 1962; daughters, Janna Kay Frank of Milford, OH and Katherine Ellen Cole and husband, Bruce of Punta Gorda, FL; and his grandchildren, Zane Richards Zitko and Landon Elliott Cole.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dean Edward Frank, Jr.

The family will receive friends from 11 AM until the time of a Memorial Service at 1PM on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at the Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 515 N. McKean Street, Kittanning, PA with Rev. John Hopkins officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made in Larry's memory to Orphans of the Storm Animal Rescue Foundation or to Grace Presbyterian Church, both in Kittanning, PA.

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