Franklin A. Brake, originally of Ashtabula, OH and presently of Confluence, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 10, 2023 at the age of 88 years. He was born August 24, 1934 in Ashtabula, a son of Albert and Marjory (Denslow) Brake. His parents preceded him in death. Frank is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean (Colflesh) Brake, to whom he would have been married for 66 years on January 19th. Also surviving are his daughter, Debra Kay (Brake) Hyndman and her husband, Kelly of Potomac Falls, VA and grandchildren Scott Hyndman and wife, Megan, Falls Church, VA and Rebecca Hyndman and husband, Greg Hammersmith, Gaithersburg, MD; brothers, Jack and wife, Pearl, Palmyra, PA and Kenneth and wife, Terry, Forest City, NC; sister, Janice and husband, Michael McCracken, Temecula, CA; nieces, Denice Games, Buckeye, AZ, Tammy Whitaker, Horsham, PA and Marie Hirayama, Seattle, WA and a nephew, Jed Brake, Leipsic, OH. Frank was a veteran of the Korean War era who served in the U.S. Army's Air Defense Artillery. He retired as a Contracts Payment Specialist from the Public Works Administration of the City of Mesa, AZ. He was always active in the Lord's service and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Confluence. He served the Lord in many different roles wherever he and Jean lived, including as a Sunday school teacher, church treasurer, trustee and on the building committee. He served on Work and Witness teams to build churches in Thailand, Africa, Ecuador and Mexico. In the USA, he helped build parsonages, an activity center and served with RV Work and Witness. Frank always pitched in where needed, including sponsoring international students from Arizona State University. He was faithful to the end. Friends will be received from 1-4 PM Wednesday at the Humbert Funeral Home in Confluence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 21st at 10:30 AM from Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, North Kingsville, OH with Rev. Jedediah Brake and Rev. Jennifer Brake officiating.