Frank Walters

Frank Junior Walters, 90, of Jacksonville, Illinois, and formerly of Burlington, Colorado, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born on May 5, 1920, in Burlington, Colorado to Frank Wilbur and Edna Obele Walters. On December 26, 1944, he married Margaret Brunemeier who preceded him in death in 2002. Mr. Walters is survived by three daughters, Carole (husband, Henry) Huppe of Arenzville, Shirlene (husband, Stephen) Cramer of Sterling, Colorado, and Connie (husband, John) Bunge of Hemet, California; seven grandchildren, Karla (husband, Daniel) Yung, Kyle (fiancee, Nicole Haschemeyer) Huppe, Scott Cramer, Shawn (wife, Shayna) Cramer, Shane Cramer, Eric and Breanna Bunge; three great-grandchildren Aidan and Ayla Yung, and Jace Cramer, one brother-in-law, Kenneth (wife, Jeannie) Brunemeier of Denver, Colorado, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Delores Locklin, and four brothers, Roy, Marvin, Clifford, and Wilford Walters. Frank farmed for many years on the homestead northwest of Burlington, Colorado. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. and the Flatlander Cooties. After moving to Illinois in 2005, Mr. Walters attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Arenzville. Mr.Walters loved playing cards, doing word search puzzles, dancing, and watching “The Price Is Right.” He enjoyed baseball games on television and always had a good joke to share.