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Zorn, Frank
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Frank Joseph Zorn was born in Castleton, North Dakota. He then moved to Winnifred, Alberta in 1909, presumably with his family, where he was raised and educated. On January 30, 1931, Frank married Beulah (nee Popel-Patterson) in Medicine Hat, and continued to farm at Winnifred. At the same time, he operated "Frank's Radio and T.V." in Bow Island from 1955 until 1976. Frank had been a HAM radio operator since 1924, and had received his pilot's license in 1929. At the time of the opening of the Bow Island airport, he was publicly recognized as the oldest active licensed pilot in Southern Alberta. During World War II, Frank was well-known among R.C.A.F. radar personnel. Frank and Beulah had five children, Ernest K., Ethel (Mrs. George Begg), Hazel (Mrs. M. Drader), Grace, (Mrs. C. Drafer), and Janet (Mrs. R. Clarke). Mr. Zorn was a member of the Lion's Club. Beulah passed away July 3, 1969, and Frank passed away in Bow Island on December 21, 1978, at the age of 76.