Higgins Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel
Carol E. Franken passed away on December 15, 2023, at The Inn at Poland Way.
Carol was born Dec. 22, 1926 in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Boyd Sloan and Leroy (Roy) C. Sloan.
Carol married John (Jack) Franken in 1946 and they were married for 71 years before his passing in
2017.
Carol was a life-long learner who valued education and earned her BA in Sociology with a concentration in Gerontology (magna cum laude), and her M.S.E.D. in Guidance and Counseling, and became a licensed Professional Counselor, state of Ohio and National Board of Certified Counselors, and National Gerontological Counseling Trainer.
Carol worked at the Administrative Director offices of Geriatric Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of
Medicine (NEOUCOM) and Consultant, Offices of Geriatric Medicine, and research instructor in Gerontology and Adjunct Instructor in Behavioral Sciences. Carol and her colleagues created numerous audiovisual and professional publications on aging and the elderly. Carol was also a limited-service instructor of Gerontology at Youngstown State University, her alma mater.
Aside from her parents and husband, Carol was preceded in death by her brothers William (Bill) Sloan and James (Jim) Sloan and her son, Attorney Timothy E. Franken.
Carol leaves to mourn her passing, son John (Darline) Franken of N. Canton, Ohio, daughter Kelly (Tom) Benson of
Canfield, Ohio, and daughter Kitty Jane (John) Kreider of Bensalem, PA. Carol leaves 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like any contributions to be given to the Carol Franken scholarship fund at
Youngstown State University Foundation that Diane and Ed Reese generously set up in Carol's name. You can give
online at ysufoundation.org and click "Give Now" and follow the prompts.
Per Carol's wishes, there won't be any funeral service. Later, a mass will be celebrated in her name at Saint Paul Catholic Church in N. Canton.
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