Francis John Messmer

1921 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Francis John Messmer
  Born	20 Jun 1921	Richardton, Stark County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 2012
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I309831	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Jakob Messmer,   b. 15 Aug 1875, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 20 May 1944, Richardton, Stark County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rosa Fleck,   b. 27 Dec 1878, Landau, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 27 Mar 1976, Bowman, Bowman County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	1897
  Family ID	F81239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen Unknown
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F105253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Francis John Messmer June 20, 1921 - April 19, 2012 SALEM - Francis John Messmer passed away on April 19 at the age of 90. He was born June 20, 1921 in Richardton, North Dakota to Jacob and Rosa (Fleck) Messmer. Francis was raised in North Dakota. He served in the U.S. Army and later became an x-ray technician in Texas. He was a district manager for Riker and 3M Pharmaceuticals in Dallas, Texas. He and his brothers formed a singing group named The Quntions then the Skylarks. Francis came to Salem from California in 1988. In 2001, he married Kathleen Bailey. Francis enjoyed bowling, bingo, cards, playing pool with Merle and spending time with his family. He was active at Keizer Senior Center. Francis was preceded in death by his son Garry. He is survived by his wife Kathleen of Salem; seven stepchildren, three grandchildren, Chris deceased, Sean, Patrick and numerous other grandchildren and great grandchildren. He had 15 brothers and sisters and is his sister Anne Nelson of Springfield, Oregon is the only surviving sibling. A gathering to celebrate Francis' life will be from 11am to 1pm on Sunday, May 6 at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesmanjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=157296359#sthash.0F7fmyoK.dpuf