John Walter Frankowitz was born May 2, 1945 at Hinsdale, Illinois the son of John Walter Frankowitz and Jane McDonald Frankowitz. He married Linda Pippenger at Mountain Home, Arkansas on December 24, 1970. Formerly of Naperville, Illinois, he had been a resident of the Gamaliel area since 1970. He was a Supervisor at a Manufacturing Company and worked at Aeroquip for 20 years before retiring in January 1998. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by; his wife, Linda Frankowitz of Gamaliel and a son, Mark Frankowitz of Gamaliel.