Frank Burdett Hanshew

FRANK BURDETT HANSHEW

Washington

Frank Burdett Hanshew, 92, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Washington, Iowa.

Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa, with Chaplain Andrew Zuehlke officiating. Military honors will be accorded by members of the U.S. Air Force and the Washington American Legion post 29. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent for Frank's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.

Frank was born Dec. 25, 1926, in Paola, Kan., the son of Miles S. and Ethel M. (Scoville) Hanshew. He attended school in Paola, Kan. Frank served honorably in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

While stationed in Panama, Frank met his wife Vilma C. Garcia and were united in marriage April 7, 1956.

Frank was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was proud to have fished in every ocean and visited every continent. He was proud to serve his country in any capacity he could.

He is survived by his daughters, Cynthia Kennedy and husband Jim of Washington, Iowa, and Karen Prentice and husband Kevin Condon of Phoenix, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Christine Sernick Kennedy and husband Alex Sernick Kennedy of Minneapolis, Minn., Kathleen Kennedy and husband Ryan Cox of Rochester, Minn., Jacob Prentice of Phoenix, Ariz., Zachary Prentice and fiancee Lily Wilhelm of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Lynnette Kennedy of Iowa City, Iowa.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Vilma Hanshew, in 2008; and siblings, Miles Hanshew Jr., Thelma Hanshew, Arlene Hughes, Maxine Attebery and Dolores Watkins.