Frank was born on July 30, 1935 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan and was the youngest of seven children born to Russell and Juanita Schell.
Frank left Tisdale in his late teens to work and live in various places in BC. He married Beverley Johnson and they lived in Vancouver where their four sons were born: Dale, Darryl, Dean and Dennis. After their divorce, Frank moved to Clearwater, BC, married Sylvia Gervais and adopted her young son, Darren.
Although Frank worked in many different jobs, his main career was always carpentry. Frank owned his own construction company where he gained much respect in the industry and community while building many homes and office buildings over the years. It was common knowledge that a well-built home was a “Schell-built home” and it even appeared in a newspaper as a selling feature of a home!
After he and Sylvia split up, Frank lived in Kamloops, BC where he continued to build homes and projects and prove that he was a master carpenter! He moved to Westlock, AB for a few years, but returned to Kamloops for the last number of years.
Frank was a character who had a wonderful, mischievous sense of humour, which will make us smile for many, many years to come. May we all enjoy telling stories of Frank’s antics and relive those memories.
Frank was predeceased by his parents and all of his siblings (five brothers: Ken, Bruce, Maurice, Alvin, Bill and one sister, Doris).
Left to cherish his memory are his five sons: Dale (Kelly), Darryl (Sharon), Dean, Dennis (Jane) and Darren (Shantel) and his grandchildren: Leanne, Loni, Colin, Brittany, Justin, Russell, Janelle, Sean and Ashlynn. He also leaves great-grandchildren: Alexa, Mathew, McGary, Dallas, Dana, Lee, Nathan, Taylor, Alexis and Reagan. He also leaves his many nieces, nephews, friends and sister-in-laws, Orlah and Betty.
No formal service will be held at this time. Interment of Frank’s cremated remains will take place in the family plot in Tisdale, SK.
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