Margot K. Frank

With a life defined by intellectual curiosity, quiet dedication, and enduring resilience, Margot K. Frank leaves behind a legacy of learning, service, and thoughtful engagement with the world.

Margot K. Frank of Lynchburg was born on February 12, 1928, in Silesia, Germany. She immigrated to the United States in 1951, settling briefly in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to District Heights, Maryland, where she began building a life marked by academic distinction. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She later earned her Ph.D. from Georgetown University, further reflecting her lifelong commitment to scholarship.

Dr. Frank went on to teach Russian Studies at Randolph-Macon Woman's College from 1969 until her retirement in 1993. Her academic career was characterized by both rigor and a deep appreciation for the cultural and intellectual traditions she studied.

In retirement, Margot continued to pursue knowledge and service with intention. She took courses in Biology, volunteered at Lynchburg General Hospital, and was an active member of DANTE, an organization devoted to the Italian language and arts. She also found joy in nature as an avid walker and a member of the Appalachian Trail Club.

She was preceded in death by her son, Eric Frank; her former husband, Philip Frank, to whom she was married for 47 years; and her brother, Manfred Kunze.

She is survived by her daughter, Carin Walton of Seaford, DE and her son, Arthur Frank, and wife Diana of ljamsville, MD, along with their families, and by her brother, Dieter Kunze.

A private cremation service was held through Tharp Funeral Home in Lynchburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Westminster Canterbury Fellowship Fund.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.