Frank H. Batchelor passed away in his home on Windy Ghoul Drive, Beaver, on Thursday, March 29, 2012, the day of his 90th birthday.

Mr. Batchelor was the son of the late Frank M. Batchelor and Aurelia Harvey Batchelor of Monaca. His late siblings were Anne Batchelor Steege and William Batchelor. He leaves his wife, Carin Mommendey Batchelor; sons, Frank and his wife Margit of Wellesley, MA and Stuart and his wife Nancy of Burlingame, CA; and four grandchildren, Kristina (Wellesley), Andrea and her husband Ryan Patrico (Providence, RI), Jessica (Denver, CO) and Christopher (Burlingame).

Mr. Batchelor was of the Presbyterian faith. He was born and raised in Monaca, graduated from Greenbrier Military Academy, and received his bachelor's degree from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the Army and served with the 398th Regiment of the 100th Infantry Division in Ardennes/Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe. In Germany, during the occupation, he met his future wife. After military service, he joined the family business, Batchelor Bros. Furniture, which he managed until its closure in 2010. Batchelor Furniture was in continuous operation by only two-generations of the family for 114 years since its founding in Monaca in 1896. Stores existed in several locations in Monaca, Rochester, and Baden. The Northern Lights store was an original store when that shopping complex opened. The Beaver Valley Mall store also was among the initial group of tenants there. Additionally, he worked in banking in Monaca with the First National Bank of Beaver County as both its Chairman and President.

Beyond his business-related undertakings, Mr. Batchelor was active in the community. He served as chairman of the Salvation Army of Beaver County, chairman of the Advisory Board of Pennsylvania State University, Beaver Campus, and president of the Board of Trustees of the former Children's Home of Beaver County. He was a recipient of the William Booth award from the Salvation Army honoring his service to that institution. His dedication to these organizations spanned decades.

He and his wife were inveterate international travelers throughout much of his life. They were for many years members of the Beaver Tourist Club.