Franklin Peter Gertson/Goertzen, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went home to the Lord on March 15, 2015 at 96 years of age. He was born February 9, 1919, in Gladwin, Michigan to Frank and Martha Goertzen, German immigrants, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Earlyne and sister, Goldie Marie Goertzen. He is survived by his children, Franklin and Effie of Oklahoma City, Richard and Gaile of Garland, TX, and Rodney and Susan of Edmond, OK. He leaves much loved grandchildren, Daniel and Kimberly of San Antonio, TX, Alisha and Mark Moessner of Dallas, TX, Micah and Jannat and great-grandson Jonah of Quincy, MA, Meghan and Chris Henry of Denton, TX and Nathan and Claire of Springfield, MO. He is also survived by cousin, Gaylord and Peggy Goertzen of Hillsboro, KS; one sister, Lavonne Goertzen Thomas of Ft. Meyers, FL; and brother, Jessie of Sunnyside, WA. Frank was a veteran of WWII and Purple Heart recipient, having served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific theater. He was employed as an Electrical Engineer for Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. in Shreveport, LA, and Houston, TX, for 36 years, retiring in 1985 as a Senior Engineer. As a Registered Professional Engineer he served and held offices in numerous technical groups including the American Gas Association, the Instrument Society of America (Lifetime member), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Lifetime member), the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference (Lifetime member), and the National Fire Protection Association. He participated for several years authoring and revising parts of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, as well as the AGA Metrication Task Force and Metric Unit Application Guide. In 1999, Frank and Earlyne moved to Oklahoma City to continue retirement where he was a deacon and active member of Village Baptist Church. Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 24, Noon-9pm, with family present from 4-7pm at Mercer-Adams. Funeral services open to all will be followed by interment on Thursday, March 26, 10:00 a.m., at Forest Park West in Shreveport, LA. Contributions may be made in his memory to Student Mobilization, PO Box 567, Conway, AR 72033-0567, www.stumo.org. Graveside Service Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:00 AM Forest Park West Cemetery 4000 Meriwether Rd. Shreveport, LA 71109