This past December our Christmas holiday was interrupted by an urgent phone call from the States. My father, Arvel Fransisco, had been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Dad had suffered from COPD for many years and was breathing with great difficulty. This wasn't the first scare he had given us. However, the nurse helped convince us that this time was different. We quickly purchased tickets and packed our bags. We arrived in time to spend 2 days with him before he passed away on December 31st.
In Loving Memory
Arvel Fransisco
October 18, 1921 ~ December 31, 2010
Mr. Arvel Anderson Fransisco, age 89, retired machinist
passed away on Friday, December 31 at his home in Tulsa.
Mr. Fransisco was born on October 18, 1921 in Watkins,
Oklahoma to James Arvel and Nora Edith (Lamb) Fransisco.
After his high school graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army
and was honorable discharged on October 4, 1945 at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. For over 50 years he was a machinist
in the tool & die industry working for various companies
mainly in the Tulsa area. He was known as “Cisco” to family
and friends. In the past few years he was called “Pops.”
He is survived by two sons, Rev. John Fransisco and his
wife Kerri of Lima, Peru and Ray Fransisco of Tulsa, a
daughter, Sharolyn Fransisco of Tulsa, his brother Clyde
Austin Fransisco of Jenks, granddaughters, Kristen and
Katherine Fransisco, grandsons, Austin Fransisco and Derick
Koehn, 2 great granddaughters, Amari and Aruzhan Koehn,
also many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by
his wife Alta Rosezella Fransisco, a sister, Edith Pauline
Fransisco and 3 brothers, Floyd Lee, Cletus Earl and James
Lee Fransisco.
Funeral Service
10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Ninde Brookside Chapel
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officiating
Rev. John Fransisco
and Rev. David Sears
Musical Selections
Because He Lives
How Great Thou Art
Norma McQuary, Pianist
Jeff & Gloria Smith, Soloists
Pallbearers
Nieces & Nephews
Interment
Bixby Cemetery
Bixby, Oklahoma
