Frank Hasenfratz
1935-2022
Hasenfratz, Frank
Joseph
Frank Joseph Hasenfratz of Guelph Ontario, passed away on
Saturday January 8th, 2022, surrounded by his
beloved family, at nearly 87 years of age. Frank was the
much-loved husband of the late Margaret Hasenfratz, adored partner of
Monika Szpejda, treasured father of Linda (Ed Newton) and Nancy (Mark
Stoddart) and cherished grandfather of Katie, Emily, Tommy and Olivia
Newton. Born in Hungary in 1935, Frank arrived in Canada in
1957 a penniless refugee and was welcomed into his adoptive country
with open arms, a practice he tirelessly advocated our governments to
continue to do. He arrived without means but with something
more important, a skill. As a certified machinist, Frank
built a career and ultimately a company, Linamar Corporation, that
today employs 26,000 people around the world, including 11,000 right
here in Canada, many of whom are new immigrants to this country just
as he was. His unparalleled work ethic, piercing
intelligence and great sense of humour were the recipe for a life
filled with a loving family, many loyal friends and a strong and
successful business. Frank lived every moment of his life,
treasuring his time with his family and his business both.
Frank is remembered as determined, results oriented and focused but
even more so as a kind and caring man who always showed genuine
interest and concern in the lives of his people, family, friends and
associates. He was a generous philanthropist supporting many
cultural, health care and educational institutions. He was a
giant among us; a family man, a mentor, a leader. He will be
immeasurably missed by his family, the employees of Linamar, his
community, his country and his industry. The family would
like to thank Dr. David Hood of Guelph & Dr. Frances Shepherd
of Princess Margaret Hospital for their care of Frank during this
illness. We would also like to thank Dr. Jack Misterski and
Dr. Doug Friars for years of support for Frank and the entire family.
Visitation will be held at Lakeside Church (7654
Conservation Rd.) in Guelph, Fri. Jan. 14th 2-4
p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the same location
on Sat. Jan. 15th at 1 p.m. under the
direction of GILCHRIST CHAPEL –
McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions,
strict capacity limits, wearing of masks and proof of double
vaccination for Covid-19 must be observed. Accordingly,
registration is required for both the visitation and the funeral ahead
of time and can be accessed at: docs.google.com/forms/d/1kA7v13ahKNU_XxLTQ1ZlmAo75-j7GlJEmCLvV88BJGM/edit?usp=sharing.
In addition, the funeral will be livestreamed for those who cannot
join us in person. Access to the live stream link can be
found on the Linamar website, www.linamar.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the
Foundation of the Guelph General Hospital gghfoundation.ca/.
We invite you to leave your memories online
at: www.gilchristchapel.com
and they will be forwarded to the family.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Frank Hasenfratz 19352022..
Death notice for the town of: Guelph, Province: Ontario