Katherine A. Frantz

May 12, 1947 - January 17, 2022

Katherine A. Frantz, age 74, of St. Anne, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria. She was born May 12, 1947 in Bloomington, the daughter of Walter & Audrey Clark Wellenreiter. Katherine married Jim Frantz on November 28, 1970 in Pontiac. She was a schoolteacher for 36 years at St. Anne Grade School. Katherine enjoyed playing bridge and collecting tea pots. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee. Surviving are her husband, Jim Frantz of St. Anne; two sons, Timothy Frantz of Carbondale and Jason & April Frantz of Joliet; one daughter, Jennifer Marcotte and her fiancé, Bradley Garrison of Crescent City; six grandchildren, Lily Rose Frantz, Trevor Frantz, Travis Frantz, Madelyn Garrison, Cameron Garrison, and Tanner Garrison; two brothers, Donald Wellenreiter of Waupon, WI and James Wellenreiter & Lisa Rohde of Lancaster, PA; and several nieces and nephews. Katherine is preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Clancy-Gernon-Houk Funeral Home in St. Anne. An additional visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. funeral service on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee. Rev. Karl Koeppen will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Memorial Park in Pontiac. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee.