Franklin Kern

Franklin James Kern, born July 18, 1934, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed away March 18, 2023, in Yakima, Washington. He was 88. He married Eula Jean Cartwright on May 26, 1960. Frank served in the Air Force from Oct. 28, 1951, to Feb. 1, 1956, and then again from Feb. 2, 1962, to Feb. 25, 1963. He was preceded in death by his father Steward Kern; mother Minnie Horn; wife Jean and four children Tamara Villa, Phillip Kern, Gregory Kern and Nina Fisher. He has two surviving children, Franklin Kern III and Terry Graham. Frank has two grandsons he raised as his own, Kenny Kern, and Jeramy Kern, as well as lots of other grandchildren and great-grandchildren, too many to mention.