November 2005
Photos for November 3, 2005
Two red roses and a purple tulip rest on the box holding Cpl. Lucas Frantz's remains.
This veteran who served three tours of duty in Vietnam was one of several hundred who showed support to the family of Cpl. Lucas Frantz.
Kelly Frantz, left, and her mother, Pam Jeannin, are framed by a wreath of flowers Thursday during services for U.S. Army Cpl. Lucas Frantz, who was killed by sniper fire Oct. 18 in Iraq. The two women listened as the Rev. Ben Saathoff related the story of how Lucas Frantz proposed to Kelly. Frantz's funeral took place at Tonganoxie's Veterans of Foreign Wars Park, where Kelly and Lucas had planned to renew their vows.
A rifle squad fired a 21-gun salute on Thursday during Lucas Frantz's graveside services at Maple Grove Cemetery south of Tonganoxie. Frantz, a member of the U.S. Army, died Oct. 18 in Iraq. Frantz, who had been promoted from specialist to corporal, also was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his service to his country.
Megan Holton, a Tonganoxie High School senior, played "Taps" during the ceremony Thursday at Maple Grove Cemetery for Cpl. Lucas Frantz, a Tonganoxie High School graduate who was killed in action in Iraq.
A folded American flag awaits a ceremony after which the flag was presented to Kelly Frantz, the widow of Cpl. Lucas Frantz, who was killed Oct. 18 in Mosul, Iraq.
A Tonganoxie city firetruck leads the funeral procession for Cpl. Lucas Frantz.
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby presents medals to Lorrie and Tim VanDruff, Lucas Frantz's mother and stepfather, and to Kelly Frantz, his widow.
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, a two-star general in the U.S. Army, Larry Meadows, commander of Tonganoxie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9271 and Capt. Heath Hartsock, speak at the funeral of Cpl. Lucas Frantz.
As the Rev. Ben Saathoff spoke at the funeral of Cpl. Lucas Frantz, a veteran steadies an American flag.
Former Tonganoxie High School football player Mitch McGinnis spoke at the funeral of Cpl. Lucas Frantz. The two had played football together through high school.
This photo of Cpl. Lucas Frantz and his wife, Kelly Frantz, which fell from the easel to the ground during the funeral service, shows the couple during happy times.
Photos from Lucas Frantz's life decorate an easel displayed at his funeral service.
Members of Cpl. Lucas Frantz's family grieve during a funeral Thursday at Tonganoxie's Veterans of Foreign Wars Park. Pictured on the front row, from left, are his mother and stepfather, Lorrie and Tim Van Druff; his widow, Kelly Frantz; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Pam and Phil Jeannin. About 500 people attended the funeral.
Kelly Frantz places the urn containing her late husband's ashes on a rock at Tonganoxie's VFW Memorial Park. The rock is the location where two years earlier Kelly and Lucas Frantz had posed for their wedding photos.
Tonganoxie VFW members Art Miller, left, and Butch Crawford, hang flags near Tonganoxie's Amanna Elan hotel. The flags were put out Thursday morning, several hours prior to the memorial service for Cpl. Lucas Frantz.
Tonganoxie VFW member Eddy Peel hangs one of hundreds of flags that veterans put out in honor of the memorial service for Cpl. Lucas Frantz. In the background, the VFW's sign says, "Thank you Lucas."
Veterans and area residents turned out to show support for the family of Cpl. Lucas Frantz. Across the road members of the Topeka Phelps group carry picket signs.
Citizens held banners that showed their support of the United States and of Cpl. Lucas Frantz, Tonganoxie soldier killed Oct. 18, 2005, in Mosul, Iraq. In the background is a 50-foot-wide banner made of tarps that said "We love you, Lucas," and had an American flag on it.
Shortly before the funeral service for Lucas Frantz began, Tonganoxie volunteer firefighter Moe McCutchen attached a flag to the top of a firetruck's ladder at VFW Memorial Park.
Kelly Frantz, the widow of Cpl. Lucas Frantz, and her mother, Pam Jeannin smile as Rev. Ben Saathoff told a humerous story about the night Lucas proposed to Kelly. Frantz was killed Oct. 18 by sniper fire in Mosul, Iraq.
