Armando "Benny" Benito Garcia Frank

Armando Benito “Benny” Garcia Frank, 31, formerly of Olivia, died Friday, August 14 at his home in New London. His funeral service will be 11:00 am, Friday, August 21 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Thursday, at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar with a prayer service at 6:45 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Lutheran Cemetery in Willmar. A live stream of the service can be found here. Arrangements are with Harvey Anderson & Johnson Funeral Homes. www.hafh.org

Armando Benito “Benny” Garcia Frank was born on June 14, 1995, to Jeremy Frank and Ruby Garcia in Olivia, Minnesota. He grew up in Olivia and attended BOLD High School, graduating in 2014. Following high school, Benny entered the workforce, working alongside his dad, Jeremy, at West Central Roofing. He worked there for several years before joining Christensen Sand Blasting in Blomkest. Most recently, he worked in maintenance at Menards in Belgrade.

Benny was blessed with three sons, Chase, Xavier, and Chance, who were the joy of his life. He loved spending time with them, playing with them, and watching them grow. Benny had many interests, including cars, mechanical work, NASCAR, and building model cars. He also enjoyed wrestling and playing video games. Above all, Benny cherished his family and treasured every opportunity to be together with those he loved.

Benny is survived by his three sons, Chase, age 9, Xavier, age 4, and Chance, age 1; his parents, Ruby (Pedro Hernandez) Garcia and Jeremy (Jodie) Frank; siblings, Zach (Mariah Minke) Malecek and Kisha (fiancé, Cesar Garcia) Malecek; and step-siblings, Jon (Esper Gonzalez) Nyland, Dylan Nyland, and Andrea (Berto) Zavala. He is also survived by his grandparents, Gerald and Charlene Frank and Irma and Ruben Garcia; 19 cousins; four uncles; and five aunts.

Benny was preceded in death by his uncles, Armando Lerma, Benito Lerma, Samuel Lerma, Juan Lerma, Joe Lerma, Rudy Morin, and Victor Garcia; aunt, Eva Trejo; grandparents, Benito Lerma, Juanirta Lerma, and Manuela Garza; and cousin, Randi Aguilar. He was also preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Henritta Kohls, and Margaret and David Frank.

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