West Central School Corporation Gets More Than 500 Masks from Local Business

Dan Frain of Frain Mortuary (left) presents mask donation to West Central School Superintendent Dan Zylstra (Photo Credit: Eugene Clark, provided by Frain Mortuary)

West Central students will have access to more face masks, thanks to a local business. Frain Mortuary says it’s donated more than 500 masks to the school corporation.

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Masks, Monetary Donations to Help Eastern Pulaski Students Through Pandemic

Eastern Pulaski Elementary School Principal Jill Collins (left) accepts mask donation from Jon Frain of Frain Mortuary (Photo Credit: Eugene Clark, provided by Frain Mortuary)

Eastern Pulaski students are getting some help through the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the local community. Frain Mortuary announced last week that it donated 280 child-sized masks to Eastern Pulaski Elementary School. Jon Frain said in a statement that the business remains dedicated to partnering with local schools and helping them provide a safe and positive learning environment.

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American Flags Available for Pulaski County Gravesites on Memorial Day

Frain Mortuary is partnering with the Winamac American Legion Post #71 and Winamac VFW Post #1728 to make small American flags available to families to place at a gravesite of a veteran.  While the members of the veteran’s organizations usually complete this task, a gravesite may be overlooked.  If a flag needs to be placed at a gravesite, they can be picked up at Frain Mortuary in Winamac.  The gravesite location will be added to the list for next year.

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Request to Vacate Alley in Winamac Moves onto Next Phase

An alley in the town of Winamac will be vacated in the near future following a decision made by town council members Wednesday.

Town Manager Brad Zellers provided the council with an update about the request, which was initially submitted on behalf of Frain LLC and neighboring property owners Deborah Worrell and Mike and Peggy Vasa at the last town council meeting in May. Continue reading

Pulaski Commissioners to Consider Contracts for Coroner’s Office

The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office may have to wait a bit longer before it gets to move into a new space, so some formal arrangements are being made for temporary offices. The coroner’s office plans to move into the Winamac Municipal Utility Complex, once the town’s police department moves into its new station downtown. However, Chief Deputy Coroner Jon Frain told the Pulaski County Council and Commissioners last week the new space may not be ready until next year.

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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

Welcome Home Procession Scheduled for Body of Winamac Soldier

SSgt. Andrew Budd

Members of the community are invited to pay their respects to a Winamac native who died while on active military duty. Staff Sgt. Andrew Budd was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was 27 at the time of his death on Sunday, Aug. 23 in El Paso. His body is being flown to Indianapolis this afternoon and will be returned to Winamac with an escort of police and patriot guard riders along with his family. The procession will travel north up U.S. 35 into Winamac this afternoon and turn east onto Main Street with a final destination of Frain Mortuary. The funeral home will post updates on their Facebook page as to the schedule. Continue reading