Frank Desbiens, 85

EAST LIVERPOOL – François "Frank" Desbiens, of Calcutta, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024 at Allegheny General Hospital following a brief illness. He was 85 years old.

Born in St. Andre, Quebec, Canada, January 23, 1939, he was a son of the late Joseph Desbiens and Antoinette Desmeulles Desbiens. He moved to East Liverpool in 1971 to work as a union electrician during the construction of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. He would later establish his company, Frank's Refrigeration, where he serviced customers in the Tri-State area for nearly 50 years. He was Catholic by faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jeannine Potvin Desbiens. The couple married November 7, 1960. He was also preceded by two brothers, Jean Henri and Charles Desbiens, and one sister, Jeannine Desbiens Marquis, as well as a son-in-law, Kevin Fetty, and a grandson-in-law, Sean Longville.

Survivors include his two daughters, Helen Cochran and her husband, Dan, and Diane Fetty, and her partner, Rick Bielawa, along with four grandchildren, Ashley Cochran Longville, Matthew Cochran and his wife, Angela, Jordan Fetty and his wife, Cheyenne, and Brandon Fetty and his wife, Olivia, and five great grandchildren, Addisyn, Rhett, Jase, Eli and Jett. He also leaves a brother, Yvano Desbiens of Canada. He will also be sadly missed by his trusted canine sidekick Mac.

Pastor Dirk Hall will conduct a funeral service Saturday, August 17, at 5:00 p.m. at the Dawson Funeral Home. Friends may visit two hours prior to the service. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery.

Memorial tributes may take the form of contributions in care Hancock County Animal Shelter, 715 Gas Valley Road, New Cumberland, West Virginia 26047.