Frank Navratil, Sr.

Frank Navratil Sr., 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Heritage at Lowman on Monday, March 7, 2016.Born in Union City, N.J. on August 7, 1925, he was a son of the late Frank Navratil and Liska E. Glaser Navratil. He was a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology with a BS in mechanical engineering and worked as global manager with Bingham-Willamette/Guy F. Atkinson Company. Mr. Navratil was a veteran of the United States Navy serving as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, GROTTO, and Shrine Temple and had previously belonged to the American Legion. He treasured sharing his war stories with family and friends as well as talking about his travel adventures. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Louise Navratil. He is survived by children, Karen Larrabee (husband David) of Chapin, S.C., Lynn O'Neill (husband Brian) of Pompton Plains, N.J., Frank Navratil Jr. (wife Donna) of Loudon, Tenn. and Russell Navratil (wife Debbie) of Cartersville, Va.; brother, Roger Navratil (wife Margaret) of New Bern, N.C.; grandchildren, F. Douglass Navratil (wife Megan), Darcy Navratil, Heather Crosby (husband Eddie), Eric Larrabee, Melissa Lowder (husband Chris), Christopher Navratil (wife Heather), Tracy Navratil, Bryan Adams (wife Karissa) and Kathleen O'Neill; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his two dogs that he dearly loved, Beau and Roscoe. Memorial services will be held at the Flora Funeral Chapel in Rocky Mount, Va. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11 a.m. with Chaplain Rick Poland officiating. Burial will be at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boones Mill, Va. Memorials are suggested to: The Heritage at Lowman, www.lutheranhomessc.org; Shriners Hospitals for Children, www.shrinershospitals.org; William Jennings Bryan Dorn Va. Medical Center, Columbia, S.C., www.columbiasc.va.gov; or Salem VA Medical Center Salem, Va., www.salem.va.gov. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.