Hermine Frank, 93

Hermine “Hermie” Frank, 93, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away Oct. 3, 2016, at Kootenai Health. She was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Perg, Austria.

She spent her early years growing up in pre-war Austria. She met her husband, Ernest F. Frank, in 1953 while she was working in the PX in Vienna, and he was stationed in Austria with the United States occupation forces. They married later that same year in Salzburg, Austria. His military duty led to her first trip to the United States and duty at Lake Charles, La. What a change from Austria. After years of service in the United States and Europe, her husband retired in 1961 from the Air Force.

After retiring, they headed west with no special place in mind to retire and spent a night in Coeur d’Alene close to the Paul Bunyan Drive-In and never left. They bought a house on 17th Street where they had a beautiful flower garden and she enjoyed her hobbies of sewing, knitting, crocheting, ceramics, acrylic painting and flower arranging. She also worked many years in a boutique on Sherman Avenue and was well-known for her cooking and baking.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Ernest; three brothers and a sister. She is survived by sisters-in-law and a half sister; many nieces and nephews in Austria; stepdaughters Denise Wilkinson, Leah Rasmussen and Tereasa Morley; and her companion of many years and a very special love, Clyde Mutch of Coeur d’Alene.

Yates Funeral Home is in care of cremation arrangements and a private inurnment at Riverview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice and you may visit Hermie’s online memorial and sign her guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.