Lawrence Louis Frank (1887 - 1970)

Born 23 Mar 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Husband of Henrietta Annie (Van de Kamp) Frank — married 28 Jun 1913 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 21 Sep 1970 at age 83 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Lawrence was born in 1887. He passed away in 1970. ^[1]

Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries was founded in 1915 as a Los Angeles potato chip stand by Theodore J. Van de Kamp, his sisters Marian and Henrietta, and Henrietta's husband Lawrence L. Frank, all recent transplants from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ^[2]

At the ripe age of 22, Theodore Van de Kamp was making reports for insurance companies in his native Milwaukee. His sister Henrietta had married Lawrence Frank, and they had moved to Pasadena. Lawrence had a job as a furniture salesman, which didn’t entirely satisfy him, but Henrietta wrote home that California was swell. Theodore decided he could do insurance reporting in Los Angeles and came out in November, 1914. His sister Marian also came out and the four young people decided they could use extra money. Lawrence’s brother[Ralph] was in the potato chip business, selling to hotels and restaurants. He made good potato chips but didn’t think it possible to retail them. The four young people decided, in secret, to open a potato chip store. Theodore’s grandfather had been a baker in Holland and Theodore always had a lively interest in food. Lawrence was a budding epicure. And all four had a gift for showmanship. “I’ll design Dutch costumes,” said Henrietta. “We’ll sell nothing but genuine Holland Dutch Saratoga chips”^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Amanda Van de Kamp.
2. ↑ Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[1]
3. ↑ Baked Goodness: The Story of Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakers [2]

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68903531/lawrence-l-frank : accessed 20 February 2022), memorial page for Lawrence L. Frank (23 Mar 1887–21 Sep 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68903531, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Theologianthespian (contributor 46583533).