Fran Westberry, age 72 passed away in Cincinnati on Saturday, June 9, 2012 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on May 17, 1940 in Hammond, Indiana the daughter of Marlin and Frances Johnson. She was the youngest of four children. Fran had love for music. Not only did she love to listen to music she loved to sing. Throughout the years she has sang at several of her nieces and nephews wedding's. She has been a member of the VFW, The Moose Lodge, DAV, and the Eagles, as well as tending bar for the organizations most of her adult life. During that time she worked in the organizations she was asked to sing at some of the Veteran's funeral services. When she was younger she loved to play golf and going dancing. Fran loved playing cards with her family and in her later years, with her grandchildren and their friends. She loved laughing, joking around, roller coasters, haunted houses and playing BINGO but most of all she had a great love her for cats.
She is survived by her children, Kimberly A. (nee Schulmeyer) Guettler, Loren M. (nee Schulmeyer) Schramm and her husband Steve, and her son, Karl L. Rinke; a brother, Lyman W. Johnson; a sister, Carol T. (nee Johnson) Elliot; grandchildren, Nikki M. (nee Schramm) Stewart and her husband Andrew, Megan L. Guettler, Corey R. Schramm, Ryan J. Schramm, and Shawn M. Guettler; one great-grandson, Blake Stewart,her loving cats, Matilda and Myrtle; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by; her father, Marlin W. Johnson; mother, Frances V. (nee Ikler) Johnson; her eldest sister, M. Marlene (nee Johnson) Lefler; and Pumpkin. and
In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to go to Vitas Hospice of Cincinnati, 11500 Northlake Drive, Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249.