Frank O. McVeigh

Frank O. McVeigh

Frank Oscar McVeigh passed away June 12, 2009, following a battle with cancer at the VA Medical Center in Seattle. He was 79. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 26, 1929 and grew up in Deer Isle, Maine as an only child. He joined the Air Force after graduating from high school and spent a tour in Germany and Malmstrom AFB, Montana. He married Dorothy Bressler on August 12, 1953, and settled in Great Falls, Montana. They moved to Des Moines, WA in 1988 after their 10 children grew up and moved away from home. He loved his family, life and the outdoors.

Frank & Dorothy MCVeigh

He will be forever missed by those whose life he touched. The Rosary will be held at St. Philomena Catholic Church at 6:00 pm on June 16th. The funeral Mass will be held on June 17th at 11:00 am, also at St. Philomenas. He will be buried at Tahoma National Cementary with military honors. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Anna McVeigh and a daughter, Susan Diane. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of 55 years, and 10 children, and 17 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.