Dale Jay Franz

Franz, Dale Jay, age 29, Hospice Care of Kansas Registered Nurse, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 13, 2009. The visitation with the family present will be from 6 – 8 PM Friday, in the Garden Chapel of Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb Road, with services at 10:00 AM Saturday, St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Andover, Kansas. Burial will follow in Reflection Pointe Cemetery. Dale was born on February 5, 1980, in Wichita, to Malinda (Kyser) and Curt Franz. He spent his summers as a lifeguard at Indian Hills Swim Club, became an Eagle Scout in 1997 and in 1998 graduated from Berean Academy. He graduated from Newman University with a BSN in 2004. He and his fiancé were to be married on April 10, 2010. He had a passion for Colorado snow sports and was also a musician and drummer. Friends will remember him as a wonderful, caring man, great friend and always the comedian. He loved his family and friends very much. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elmer and Elizabeth Franz and Charles and Juanita Kyser. He is survived by his parents, Malinda and Curt Franz, of Wichita, fiancé, Erica Jackson, of Wichita, aunts, Becky Kyser, Becca Lee, of Wichita, Mary Struble, of Arab, Alabama. Remember Dale with a memorial to Hospice Care of Kansas, 750 N Socora, Suite 400 Wichita, KS 67212 or The Boy Scouts of America, Quivira Council, 1555 E 2nd St. N., Wichita, KS 67214