Martha F Frauenheim

Martha F. “Marty” Frauenheim died Sunday. She was 70. Marty’s positivity, easy laughter and kindness touched many in a wide circle of family and friends and during a distinguished career as a Catholic schools educator.Marty grew up in the Great Lakes region, one of eight children of the late Anna C. Tobin and James F. Tobin. She graduated from LeMoyne College and later earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She taught elementary school students in the Buffalo and Colorado Springs areas, served as principal of Corpus Christi Catholic School in Colorado Springs and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Dallas, and then took a position as associate superintendent of Chicago Catholic Schools. Later, she served as acting superintendent of Chicago Catholic Schools. After several years there, she became superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. Although she retired from that post in 2012, she served in one final role—as principal of Junipero Serra Catholic School in Carmel, Calif. for two years.Throughout her education work, Marty set high standards but pushed students to reach them with a gentle hand. And she treated parents and colleagues with the same caring combination. A lifelong, faithful Catholic, she always aimed to nurture both mind and soul. In addition to devoting herself to students in many communities across the country, Marty also focused on family. She was married for 47 years to Edward “Chip” Frauenheim III, and treasured their shared love of piano bars, good food and wine and walks along Lake Michigan. She never stopped being a stellar mom to Edward Frauenheim IV, Kirk Frauenheim and Kate Criddle. She also was a loving mother-in-law to their respective spouses Rowena Richie, Melanie Danke and Daniel Criddle, and a doting grandmother to her seven grandchildren: Hattie, Sam, Betselot, Tigist, Miki, Julius and Skyla. She also was dedicated to her large family of brothers and sisters—Dick (deceased), Monica, Jim, Michael, Paul, Peter and Mary, as well as to her in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews. Marty had moved back to her beloved city of Chicago just weeks before she died. And the night before she passed away she was beaming among friends and family. We will remember Marty for her sunniness, and the way she brightened many lives.

Martha F Frauenheim

April 14, 1944 - July 27, 2014

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April 14, 1944 - July 27, 2014

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