Francis Henry (Frank) Saul
Aged 99 years.
Born Rainbow 18.5.1922
Passed away Swan Hill 1.2.2022 (3 months short of 100 years).
Beloved husband of 75 years to Hazel Jean (Dec. Sept 2018).
Frank leaves daughter Betty in Perth; daughter Faye with Bernie, Jårrød & Elisha in Perth & son Ron with Lyn, Kelsie & Bree in Lake Boga. Four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Honest, hardworking, a champion in business & of several sports. A special champion to his family. Greatly missed.
Forever in our hearts.
Funeral Notice
Private serviceFrank will be interred in a private service at Swan Hill.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
We wish to encourage you to express your sympathies and condolences to the family via a tribute on this announcement which the family are able to read, reflect and treasure.
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Our condolences to Betty ,Faye, Ron and Families. We were so sad to hear the passing of Uncle Frank but in some ways relieved to see him finally at peace. We are all thinking of you guys at this emotional time. We have been so lucky to spent the last 11 years living next door to a wonderful couple that gave us so much joy as we spent numerous occasions listening to his achievements and of course trucking stories.
We will miss you heaps Frank .
Love Craig,Sonia,Gemma and Holly -
My condolences to Ron and lyn and family’s
Frank will be missed very much I will miss that cheeky smile it was a privilege to have looked after you
now can be with your beloved hazel
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Very fond memories of you Frank, a man of very high esteem. Deepest sympathy to all the family.
Lindsay Charles.
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Condolences to Betty ,Faye ,Ron and your Family’s on the passing of your Father . Frank was my first boss when I started my truck driving ,back when I was nineteen . In the good old days , Frank and Hazel were a great couple to work for ,he will be sadly missed by many 😥🚚
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My condolences Ron and Lyn I am thinking of you at this time.
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My condolences to Ron and Lyn I am thinking of you at this time
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Sincere sympathy to the Saul family, lovely memories of your contribution to dancing. Kevin & Joan Vivian
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Sincere condolences Ron, Lyn, Bree & Kelsie on your sad loss.
Reunited with his loved one.
Blessings to you allSue Evans
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Our thoughts are with you Ron & Lyn, Kelsie & Bree, on your sad loss. Frank was a fine gentleman and a real champion on the bowling green, always a pleasure to share a game with and fun along the way. We have missed his mischievous smile these past few years at our bowling club but will remember him with very much love.
Nola & Richard Bruton -
Sincere sympathy to the Saul family. Fond dance memories, and loving care when it was needed.Max and Marie Taylor.
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Dear Ron, Lyn and family
So sorry to hear your Dad has passed away Ron.
A true gentleman at rest.
Our sincere condolences.
Marg and John Kelly -
Sincere condolences to Ron & Lyn, Kelsie & Bree and the Saul families. Thinking of you all,
Kerrie & Doug -
R I P Frank a true friend and a great man Rest In Peace Paul Sharon
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Frank has had a long life and deserves a rest from a busy lifestyle. I went to work for Frank n Hazel in 1957 and enjoyed working for them for 4 yrs before marrying Franks youngest brother Len (dec). Many happy memories of both Frank and Hazel.
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Our deepest condolences to the Family and Friends of Frank. Frank was a lovely man, he will be missed.
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Our condolences to Betty, Faye and Ron and families for the passing of Uncle Frank.
We will miss you both Uncle Frank and Auntie Hazel, it will not be the same going out to the lake and not see you both with your big smiling faces to greet us all. Rest in peace.
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Grandson’s Jårrøds Tribute to his Pops.
Posted by Franks daughter FayeJust got back from my Pop’s funeral. ❤️🩹 (Well, back from the livestream at my folk’s place). Poppa Saul was 3 months shy of 100. A century might be the only thing he didn’t achieve in his life through sheer will power and hard yakka.
People deeply respected my pop. Danced several times a week into his early 90s. Left school at 13. Started driving trucks at 14. With only a primary school education he ran a successful trucking business till he retired. After 2 weeks of retirement at 50 he started another business because he “got bored”. He loved cars, boats, trucks, engines, the Road Runner, Footrot Flat comics and my Granna.
Pops taught us to waterski, to ride a motorbike, to drive a car, to work hard and and make it fun. There is much about me that is just like my Pop. There is much about me that my Pop just didn’t get. Pop thought university was a waste of time, that studying Art at university was even worse, and that me then going to seminary, was worst of all.
Pop had no time for politics yet was held in such high esteem he would have been voted in, in a landslide, if he ever ran for anything. Pop had no time for religion yet lived like an ascetic. He didn’t drink, smoke, do drugs (remember he was a truckie) and related to money like the Depression never ended. The exception being fine cars (but only Jaguars or Holdens). Pop’s shed was full of trophies from dancing, golfing, lawn bowls etc If Pop decided he was doing something, he won at it.
That was true of his relationship with my Granna. They were in love and tender with one another right up until she past just three and a half years ago. At 13, Pop taught me to drive. Pop said driving was about listening. It was like listening to a woman you love. You never force a change of gears. You listen. “She will tell you when she’s ready. You just listen closely and never force anything. Do that and you’ll hear clearly when to move up.” He’d then put a glass of water on the dash and make me change up and down gears without spilling a drop. “Gentle! You’re not listening!” As you might imagine, 13 year-old me never forgot Pop’s lessons about driving and all it’s implications. People say Pop was honest and uncompromisingly fair with everyone he dealt with. For Poppa how you treat anyone is how you treat everyone.
When I was 19, I took two weeks off from Art School because my Pop at 77 had just driven from the most eastern part of Australia to the most western part of Australia then down to Perth, for fun. I joined him for the drive from Perth to Adelaide. The following is an artwork on my Pop that I made from the sketches and films strips I scanned in after that trip.
I got home from the funeral and there where 5 Kaarak (red tailed cockatoos) waiting next to our balcony. Some of the Peoples who have been on these lands for 70,000 years believe Kaarak to be ‘guides and guardians of the spirits of loved ones on their journey to rest amongst the Ancestors’. I know your not one for talk of faith Pop, but apparently the Kaarak don’t care, and have come to lead you home to Love anyway. Jokes on you Pop, Love wins this game. Rest in Peace.
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Condolences to you and your family
Sending love to you all.
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