Francis Edward Hoog

June 8, 1959 - April 26, 2019

Frank Hoog, 59, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019, following a battle with cancer. Frank was born on June 8, 1959, the son of Dr. Frank Hoog and Harriet (Hammond) Hoog. Frank was married to Karen Kriegshauser and to this union two children were born, Jaime Renee and Amber Lynn. Frank is survived by his parents Dr. Frank and Harriet Hoog of Carmel, Indiana ; his sister, Dr. Kathryn Eschmann and husband Todd of Carmel, Indiana ; his daughter Jaime Kunce and husband Lucas and two grandchildren, Grady and Sully of Washington, D.C.; his daughter, Amber and fiance Zack Walker of Summerville , South Carolina. Frank was a 1977 graduate of Kirksville Senior High, attended Moberly Junior College and Northeast Missouri State University. He worked as a respiratory therapist , starting at KOH, Department Head in Iowa, and various hospitals, ending in Kansas City where he made his home. He left the healthcare field and worked as a trim carpenter and painter before playing a big role in Valley View Construction and Frank’s Painting, his company. Frank was an avid reader. He was both “street smart” and “book smart” and could accomplish all he endeavored from witching water, to complex math, to motocross competitions, to running his own business. An outdoorsman, Frank loved to fish and hunt, and enjoyed arrowhead hunting. He had a special connection to animals and was a natural horseman. Above all, he loved and cherished his daughters. He was exceptionally proud of their accomplishments.