Clayton Robert Frounfelker Jr., 95, of Brownsville, formally of Menomonee Falls, Wis., passed away peacefully Monday at Hearth 'N Home Adult Foster Care Facility in Albany.

Born to Clayton R. Frounfelker Sr., and Camilla (Lavis) in Scranton, Pa., Clayton was preceded in death by his loving wife, Ann (Marshall); brother Robert Frounfelker; nephews Robert Frounfelker Jr., and Harvey Marshall and wife Melba; and nieces Jean and Joann Marshall.

Clayton is survived by his sons, Clayton R. Frounfelker III and wife Dianne, and Carl R. Frounfelker and wife Marina; grandsons Ethan C. Frounfelker and wife Cynthia, and Timothy Flemming; granddaughters Rochelle L. Frounfelker and Wendy Flemming; great-grandchildren Genevieve, Alexander, Tyler, Mike and Megan; sister-in-law Lois Frounfelker; nephews Richard, David and Michael and wife Karin; and nieces Diane and Mary.

Clayton moved to West Allis, Wis., with his parents in the early 1920s. There he attended the West Allis public schools through high school. After taking course work at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee he took employment at Allis Chalmers Corporation in West Allis. While employed full time at Allis Chalmers, Clayton attended night classes in mechanical engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee. All this while successfully serving as a loving husband to Ann and caring father to their two sons. He earned his bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University on June 2, 1963. He continued to work as an engineer for Allis Chalmers, specializing in hydraulic turbines and iron ore palletizing plant construction. He retired from Allis Chalmers in 1981.

Clayton was an active and talented professional musician. He performed on clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone. He began his professional performance career at the age of 17 in 1932 and continued to play his instruments to within a year of his passing.

He loved spending time in the outdoors. He loved gardening, hunting small game, deer hunting and fishing. He was a talented, generous person who was always willing to contribute his time and talents to anyone who would appreciate them. He was a wonderful, loving husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was always available for expert engineering and problem solving advice and was a collector, fixer and saver. If you needed any kind of tool, he had it.

Clayton outlived almost all his contemporaries. To his family who new him as dad, uncle, papa, grand and great-grandpapa, he is now a legend.

No memorial services are planned.