Mrs. Clifton E. Frantzen

Mrs. Clifton E. Frantzen, 94, nee Adela Bertha Louise Borchers, of Boerne, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Riverview Care in Boerne.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne with interment following in the Comfort Cemetery.

Visitation was held Friday evening, Nov. 7, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Frantzen was born July 28, 1920, in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Louis and Bertha Borchers. She married Clifton E. Frantzen who preceded her in death.

A 1938 Fredericksburg High School graduate, Mrs. Frantzen attended Santa Rosa Hospital School of Nursing in San Antonio, graduating in 1942.

A U.S. Army veteran, she served overseas in the 34th Evacuation Hospital as a first lieutenant from Dec. 1, 1942, until Dec. 10, 1945, and received recognition for her service.

Mrs. Frantzen was active in Hermann Sons, the Agriculture Heritage Center and the Kendall County Fair Association. She worked at Hilltop Nursing and then Town and Country Nursing Home until she retired.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, including Paul W. and Bonnie Sue Frantzen of Crocker, Missouri, and Carl A. and Bonnie Frantzen of Boerne; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Frantzen was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Hailey M. Frantzen, and six sisters and two brothers.

Memorials may be made to the Hailey-Marie Frantzen Scholarship Fund at The Master’s College, Office of Advancement, 21726 Placerita Canyon Rd., Box #37, Santa Clarita, CA 91321, or to VFW Post 688, P.O. Box 688, Boerne, TX 78006.