Frank Donald Smutny

Frank Donald Smutny, 82, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully at his home with his loving wife by his side on December 31, 2022. A funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 4th at 10 am at All Faiths Funeral Home. Dan Naranjo will officiate. Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 3rd, from 5-7 pm, also at the funeral home. Frank was born on April 20, 1940 in Seward, to Frank Emil and Ellice (Bohaty) Smutny. He was raised on a farm north of Seward, attending a country school and then graduating from Seward High School in 1958. Frank served six years in the Army National Guard, while attending Southeast Community College- Milford Campus for tool and die. On June 6, 1965, Frank was united in marriage to Diane Dickson in Overton, NE. Three children were born into this union. The couple initially moved to Hastings, followed by Columbus, and Tulsa, OK before finally settling in Grand Island in 1969. Frank opened H&S Precision Tooling in 1969 and sold the business when he retired in 2019. Frank was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Island. He was also a member of the Shriners-Tehama Temple of Hastings, Masonic Ashlar Lodge #33 of Grand Island, the Nebraska Masonic York Rite, the Saddle Club, District 8 Abate Motorcycle Organization, and a volunteer fireman for the Overton Fire Department. In his spare time, Frank enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing pool, gardening, playing poker, and drawing blueprints of items he would plan to build. He loved his Harley rides for poker runs. His phone greeting of, “How Do”, will forever be missed. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Diane; children, Brian (Heidi) Smutny, Jonell (Randy Shaw) Wilsey, and Adriane (Jared) Ummel; sister, Patricia (Bill) Ramsay; 8 grandchildren, Tyler & JT Vogt, Frank Dalton & Dawson Smutny, and Jacob, Jordan, Jaxson & Joshua Ummel; and 4 great grandchildren, Brayleigh, Maddyson, Raiden, and ZaiDee Diane Vogt; and several nieces and nephews. Frank was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Joyce McCourt and JoAnn Hassenplug/brother- in -law Maurice Hassenplug; sister/brother- in- law Janice and Larry Streit; and son in law, Lloyd Wilsey and in laws Fred and Edith Dickson. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Frank Donald Smutny

April 20, 1940 - December 31, 2022

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April 20, 1940 - December 31, 2022

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