Elenor Louise Frain

Elenor L. Frain, 90, of Oakland, formerly of Carson, Iowa passed away August 30, 2014 at the Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson with Pastor Brody Tubaugh officiating. Burial will be at the Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the Carson United Methodist Church.

Elenor Louise Frain, one of two children of Bertha Jane (Albrecht) and Avery Sommerfeldt, was born on August 4, 1924, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She grew up in Weatherford, Oklahoma, living with her grandmother Albrecht, until the age of six. Elenor moved to Carson, Iowa where she attended school and graduating from Carson High School in 1942.

Elenor and Roland Lester Frain were married on September 9, 1942 in Maryville, Missouri. They made their home near Macedonia, Iowa and their marriage was blessed with three sons, Larry Vernon, Ronnie Lee and Jerry Duane.

Elenor worked at a cafA(c) in Oakland, Iowa, and at Blue Star Foods in Council Bluffs and Atlantic, Iowa. She purchased and operated the Knotty Pine Bar & Restaurant, which closed in 1959. In 1963, Elenor purchased the former creamery and established Club 92, owning and operating the business until she retired in 1985.

Elenor enjoyed farming and attending chicken or fish fries in the area. She loved working crossword and jigsaw puzzles or playing computer games. Elenor was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting and cooking.

Elenor passed away on August 30, 2014 at the Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, at the age of 90 years and 26 days. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Roland Frain in 1989; sons, Ronnie and Larry Frain; brother Roy Albright and wife Vesta; stepbrothers, Ralph Kixmiller and wife Neoma, and Carl Kixmiller and wife Helen; and stepbrother-in-law Stanley Teachout.

Elenor is survived by her son Jerry Frain and wife Cinda of Carson; granddaughter Ronda McCready and husband Brien of Carson; grandson Darrell Frain and wife Kim of Creston, IA; six great grandchildren, Jared McCready, Kylie McCready, Bailey McCready, Madison Frain, Trevor Frain, and Brody Frain; stepsister Pauline Teachout of Clinton, IA; and other relatives and friends.