Dr. Gregory Edmund Franz died of natural causes surrounded by his beloved family. He is survived by his children Tom and Kathy Franz, Diane and Matt Lombardi, and Mary and Don Ursitti; and his treasured grandchildren Erik Franz, Laura and Katie Lombardi. Patricia, his cherished wife of 46 years, preceded him in death in 1997.

Gregory was a third generation native Californian, born and raised in Ventura to Edmund and Clare Franz in December of 1927. He was a graduate of Loyola University in Los Angeles and received his medical degree from Marquette University Medical School, Wisconsin, in 1950. He entered the Air Force at Walker AFB in Roswell, New Mexico and served as a flight surgeon in Guam during the Korean War. He practiced internal medicine in Oxnard for over 40 years and was associated with St. John’s Hospital Nuclear Medicine Department until his retirement in 2006.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Life Centers of Ventura County or Buena Vista Hospice.

Vigil Service will be at 6:30p.m. on Thursday, December 2nd at Santa Clara Mortuary, 2370 North H Street, Oxnard.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at10:00a.m. on Friday, December 3rd at Santa Clara Catholic Church, 323 South E Street, Oxnard. Committal Service will follow at Santa Clara Cemetery, Oxnard.

Services have been entrusted to Santa Clara Mortuary, Oxnard. Phone (805) 485-5757.