Frances P. Duncan, 79 of Sioux City, Iowa passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at a local hospital. Memorial Services will be held 2:00pm Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Waterbury Funeral Service, 4125 Orleans Ave. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Frances Hanke was born October 15, 1939 in Oto, Iowa the daughter of Ai and Edna (Farber) Handke. She graduated from Oto High School. She married William Duncan in the late 1950’s. Frances worked at Zenith for 20 plus years and at Woolco Department Store and then Gateway until they closed.  In the early years Frances attended Oto Methodist Church.

She is survived by her three daughters; Margaret (Bill) Keairns of Sioux City, Teresa “Trish” Duncan-Richer of Sioux City, Lonna (Daniel) Lenz of Sergeant Bluff,  brother; Tom (Karen) Handke of Smithland, two sisters; Susan (Jerry) Schoenherr of Mapleton, and Linda Nepper of Oto, Iowa, seven grandchildren; Jesse,(Jill) Smith, Justin,(Donnette) Smith, Billy Keairns, Chad Duncan, Christopher Duncan, Alicia (Tim) Everton, Jordan Lenz, and numerous great grandchildren.

Frances is preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Mary Vipond, a brother, David Handke and one grandson, Francis Paul Smith.