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Visitation:
Monday, October 5, 2026, from 9 - 10 a.m. at Holland
Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
Monday, October 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Darolyn "Sue"
Franz, 75, of Sherman, passed away September 29,
2026, at home surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be
from 9 AM until 10 AM Monday, October 5, 2026, at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be at 10 AM with Pastor Shane Sims of
Williamsville Christian Church officiating. Burial
will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose, IL.
Sue was born May 21, 1951, in Canton, IL., the
daughter of Darold and Charlotte (Bunch) Lynn. She
married Michael Gregory Franz on September 12, 1971.
He preceded her in death on February 21, 2017.
She graduated from San Jose High School in 1969 and
later from Greenville College. She was an ordained
minister and remained faithful all of her life. Sue
was a long-time member of Emden Christian Church and
more recently was a member of Destiny Church in
Springfield, IL. She was employed in the Central
Office for Christian Homes in Lincoln, IL. for many
years. Sue enjoyed quilting, sewing, and travel. She
traveled to all of the 50 states and to Honduras on
a missions trip where her heart led her to
faithfully support Montana de Luz orphanage.
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Survivors include her children: Jennifer (Clint)
Warnisher, Nathan (Abby) Franz, and Megan (JR) Solivan; grandchildren: Elaine
Warnisher, Chet Warnisher, Nolan Franz, Evan Franz, and Madison Solivan; great
grandson Dale Graff; siblings Debbie (Mike) Evans, Mark Lynn, and Diana (Jeff)
Blane. Several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Montana de Luz at PO Box
410 Worthington, OH, 43805 or to the American Cancer Society and will also be
accepted at the funeral home.
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