Francis "Frank" X. McElroy, age 82 of Eau Claire passed away Wednesday July 13, 2011 at his home under the care of Mayo Clinic Health System-Hospice.
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Frank was born in Avon, Massachusetts on June 4, 1929 to Fred A. and Mary I. (Talbot) McElroy. He married Hazel Irene Irons. He has been a loving caregiver to her for years during her fight with Alzheimer's and a stroke that left her paralyzed for the past 3.5 years. He has been a devoted husband, father and friend. Frank enjoyed woodworking and building furniture, painting, fishing and helping others. He ALWAYS put others before himself. Frank contributed to numerous charities through financial assistance and volunteering his talents and time. He was a man that was always a shoulder to cry on and a pillar of strength to lift you when you needed. Frank was involved in his community...and would make himself a friend to a stranger in passing. |
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He is survived by his wife, Hazel; children, Francis X. of Bloomfield, CT, Marianne J. (McElroy) Pollard of Livermore, CA, Jacqueline T. McElroy of Eau Claire, Ralph F. of Simpsonville, SC, and Christopher A. of Maple Valley, WA; brothers, Richard of Woodstock, CT, Robert of Pomfret Center, CT, John of Randolph, NJ, Joseph of Sun Lakes, AZ, and Billy of Danielson, CT; 16 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; and best friends, Bob Ducote of Williamsburgh, VA-72 years and Tom Roden of Menomonie, WI-45 years.
Frank is preceded in death by his parents; daughters, Valerie J. (McElroy) Orth of South St. Paul and Irene E. (McElroy) Keith of Aurora, IL; brothers, Frederick and Jimmy McElroy; and sisters, Mary Victory and Irene Kernan.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home (3209 Rudolph Rd., Eau Claire, WI) with Monsignor Edmund Klimek officiating.
Visitation times will be at the funeral home on Monday afternoon, July, 18, 2011 from 1 - 3 p.m. and Monday evening from 5 - 8 p.m. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evening to conclude the evening's visitation.
Visitation will continue on Tuesday morning at the funeral home an hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Mayo Clinic Health System - Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2060, Eau Claire, WI 54702-2060
Friends may leave online condolences at www.fullerspeckienhulke.com
Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Rd., Eau Claire, WI 54701 is assisting the family with arrangements.
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