Susan Jane Franklin
Published September 2, 2004
Dr. Susan Jane Franklin, age 87, of Bainbridge Island, died Sept. 2 at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born Oct. 9, 1916 in Tulsa, Okla., to Frederick and Jane (Alexander) Oiler.
She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1951. She practiced children’s dentistry in Torrance, Calif. from 1957-1982.
In later years, she played golf three times a week at Alondra Golf Course in Torrance. She was a positive person who encouraged people to make the most of their lives through hard work and perseverance.
She is survived by one son, Richard Dale Franklin, Columbus, N.C.; six daughters, Lois Speer, Bainbridge Island; Sue Carolyn Boyd, Ogunquit, Me.; Kathleen Perry Boyd, Morro Bay, Calif.; Susan Lynne Moise, San Marcos, Calif.; Leta Jane Rogers, Austin, Texas; Jeri Ann Fisher, Houston, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home, Bainbridge Island.