| Frank P. Branz |
| Founded All Service Rental Center, Age 86 Years |
| Born: January 24, 1916 Died: December 27, 2002 |
| FRANK P. BRANZ, age 86, of Lorain, died Friday December 27, 2002 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following an extended illness. He was born January 24, 1916 in Freeland, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of Lorain for the past 56 years. Mr. Branz was a World War II veteran For twenty years he served as the proprietor of Frank’s Sohio Station which was formerly located at the intersection of East 28th Street and Broadway. In November of 1965 he founded the A to Z Rental Center; the name of the company was changed to All Service Rental Center in the early 1970’s. Mr. Branz retired from the day-to-day operation of the firm in 1981. A parishioner of the Catholic Church of St. Peter, he was a member of Italian-American Veterans Post # 1 (Lorain), Louis Paul Proy Chapter # 20 of the Disabled American Veterans, Knights of Columbus Council # 637 (Lorain), the American-Italian Club of Phoenix, Arizona, and the Sun City (Arizona) Bocci Club. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and travel to both Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada. He is survived by his wife of 56 years: Tina (nee Terrizzi), daughters: Lynda J. Dolezal and her husband Michael of Vermilion, Marian Branz-Cormier and her husband Mark of Denver, Colorado, sons: Charles Branz and his wife Patti of Brownhelm Township, & Robert Branz and his wife Marilyn also of Brownhelm Township, along with five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents: Henry and Maria (nee Piazza) Branz, brothers: William “Willy”, and Joseph Branz, as well as sisters: Angeline Dona and Anna Branz. |
