Frank Schierberl

Francis Frank P. Schierberl, 90, of West Hartford died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday January 3rd, 2010. Francis was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburg, on October 4th, 1919, the only son of Victor and Mary Kelly Schierberl. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1948, after serving in the United States Army. Upon his graduation he moved to Hartford, Connecticut with his wife Mary Alice Corcoran Schierberl in 1949 to work at Hamilton Standard in East Hartford and then Windsor Locks. In 1960, he went to work at Chandler Evans Corporation in West Hartford. While there, he earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut in 1967. He retired from Chandler Evans in 1983 as a recognized expert in jet engine fuel pump design and flight controls. A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of sixty years, Mary Alice, his son, Francis P. Schierberl Jr., and his wife Phyllis P. Schmid of King of Prussia, PA, his daughter, Alice A. Schierberl, of Portsmouth, NH, his son, Jerome V. Schierberl and his wife Joann M. Schierberl of West Hartford and his daughter, Mary Jean Schierberl and her husband, William L. Manchuck of West Hartford. He is also survived by his grandchildren Sonia Beers, Anna Schierberl-Scherr, Maia Schierberl, Kathryn, Margaret and Grace Schierberl, William and Alexander Manchuck, by his great grandchildren, Dillon and Tallula Beers and by cousins and relatives from Clarion, Pennsylvania. In addition, he was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford and a member of the Holy Name Society. Despite having lost his father when he was five years old, Francis always had a positive attitude and looked to the future with great hope. He was devoted to the Catholic Church and it was a great source of support and guidance throughout his life. Also, Francis and Mary enjoyed many recent summers at their beach house in Rhode Island with family and friends. He loved golf, tennis and sailing his sloop, Odin. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 11am with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas the Apostle Church 872 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in West Hartford.

Frank Schierberl

October 4, 1919 - January 3, 2010