Biography

Age 70, Lawton - Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Father Joseph R. Ross, Pastor, officiating.
Mr. Kirchoffner died Wednesday in a Lawton hospital.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.
He was born May 1, 1939 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Lucas and Hazel (Vanderlin) Kirchoffner. Frank was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Devils Lake. After serving in the Navy, he attended North Dakota State University. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Panhandle State University at Goodwell, Oklahoma and a Master’s Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
He was an educator for 40 years as a Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director and Superintendent in Oklahoma and Texas. After his retirement, he taught Physical Education at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Lawton. This was a job he loved with all his heart.
He married Mary Janice Boren on April 11, 1968 in Hereford, Texas.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Sara and Ryan Breeze of Lawton; a sister and her husband, Aleda and Bob Ahlgren of Eagle, Colorado; 3 brothers and their wives, Tom and Connie Kirchoffner and Terry and Estelle Kirchoffner all of Bismarck, North Dakota, and Donald and Elaine Kirchoffner of Broomfield, Colorado; and numerous nieces and nephews.
His parents preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may be sent to The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, St. Mary’s Elementary School, 611 SW A Ave., Lawton, OK 73501 or St. Vincent DePaul Society, 12 SW 7th St., Lawton, OK 73501