- Date Of Birth: April 9, 1942
- Date Of Death: July 11, 2019
- State: Colorado
Franz Gedack, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Franz was born April 9, 1942 in Austria. He set foot on US soil April 1, 1961, and studied to become a US Citizen.
Franz is survived by his wife of 28 years, Mary, 3 children, Franz J. Gedack, Monika Ellis (Mike), and Troy Gedack (Wendy); along with 2 step children, Susie Best (Mike) and Ted Wargin (Thrudur Gunnarsdottir). He is also survived by 17 grandchildren, a sister, Marianne Seredinski of Arvada and a brother, Lorenz Gedak (Brigitte) in Germany; brother-in-law, John Whelan (Jan) and sisters-in-law, Jeanne Daniel and Glenna Whelan, along with numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and many loving friends.
He was a design engineer for most of his career and a master welder. He headed up the welding department for Westminster High’s Career Enrichment Park in the late 70’s and early 80’s, worked for the Road and Bridge Department in Park County in the later 1980’s, and helped develop the Good Earth Machine for Hydrologics in the early 90’s. After he married Mary, he joined her as a Realtor with RE/MAX Alliance.
He and his former wife, Sharon Gedack, and their 3 children built a beautiful home themselves on a little over 2 acres outside of Fairplay, Colorado.
