| Graduation Year | Class of 1977 |
| Date of Passing | Dec 16, 2001 |
| About | Charlevoix native Frank Girard Olach, 43, of Interlochen, died Dec. 16, 2001, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Frank was born Oct. 9, 1958, in Kalamazoo. He was raised in Charlevoix, where he attended school and graduated from Charlevoix High School. In 1980, he married Wenda Zeitler and they had two children, Janet and Jeremy. In 1998, he married Cherrie Franklin, and she survives him. Frank was an avid fisherman and spent lots of time on the water. He was a small engine mechanic and had worked for Irish Boat Shop in Charlevoix for more than 15 years. In addition to his wife, Cherrie, and children, Janet and Jeremy, he is survived by one brother, Edward, who resides in the southern United States; three sisters, Jeannie of Sarasota, Fla., Sheila of Grand Rapids, and Theresa of Owosso; his father, Clement F. Olach, of Charlevoix; and several cousins, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. Frank was preceded in death by his mother. |
