Frain Family Matriarch Passes Away

Jean Frain
Jean Frain

The matriarch of a prominent Pulaski County family has died. Jean Frain passed Thursday morning at 10:12 a.m. at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac, with her family by her side, one week after her 86th birthday.

She was born Nov. 10, 1930 in Winamac to the late Omer and Eva Clark, was raised on a small farm with her siblings and attended a one-room school.

On May 2, 1948 she married Max Frain at the First Christian Church in Winamac. They celebrated their 64th anniversary prior to his passing on May 17, 2012. Together they owned and operated Frain Mortuary in Winamac and raised four children. Continue reading

Max Frain Passes Away At Age Of 84

Max Frain

A former President of the Indiana Funeral Director’s Association has passed away at the Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac. Max Frain, 84, was the president of the association in 1978. His sons, Dan and Sam Frain, followed their dad as president, making them the first family to produce three presidents of the association.

Frain and his wife Jean purchased the Fry and Lange Funeral Home in 1969 and, in 1976, changed the name to Frain Mortuary.

During his lifetime, he was also a 12-year member of the Winamac Schools and Eastern Pulaski School Corporations. He was Pulaski County Coroner for several years and a proud member of the Republican political party.

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