Frank Allen English

Frank Allen English was born May 26, 1931, and passed away Monday, July 25, 2022, surrounded by his wife of 71 years, Ileta, and children.

Frank was born and raised in Wallowa Oregon. He married his high school sweetheart in 1951 and went to work for Chevron. He was transferred about every 2 years which resulted in the welcoming of a new child in each town until they settled in Coulee Dam in 1958 with his last child born in 1960.

Frank loved his family very much and was blessed to be part of the lives of two generations of grandchildren celebrating everything from birthdays to graduations, to weddings. He will be missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Edith (Horton) and father, Forest Allen English, 2 brothers and his son Frank Allen Jr. He is survived by his wife Ileta; children: Debra (Matt) , Dennis (Kathy), Michael (Jayleen) and Kevin(Dorey); 10 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and his sister Faye Groves.

Frank leased the Chevron station when he first came to Coulee Dam, eventually leaving that for the Phillips 66 for several years. He provided jobs for a number of high school boys, in addition to his 3 sons.

Frank loved driving and sports! He worked for a time for the school district and enjoyed taking the teams to the out-of-town games. He loved golfing and would go to the course every day it was open, except weekends- he said that was for the working people. He was in earlier years active in the Coulee community as a member of the Masonic Temple and Moose Lodge.

He also loved traveling and took many trips with the kids and grandkids in his motorhome. He and Ileta also took many trips to Canada and around the west coast with their lifelong friends Bob and Shirley Crawford. In later years he traveled by plane to Ireland, New Orleans, and Mexico. I think he preferred driving.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 24. 1-4 pm at the Senior Center in Grand Coulee. The family encourages Seahawks or golf attire. In lieu of flowers, we encourage a donation to the Grand Coulee Senior Center in his name.