A. Frank Baron

A. Frank Baron, 79, passed away June 7, 2025 in Sioux City. Services will be at Congregation Beth Shalom, Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. To view the service online please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81850587498?pwd=HrGpnfq7JJdHac2J4B44Pqa3ZjbXUo.1&_ics=1749470656712&irclickid=~74URQSRHLPFJKCwqopukhab4XOUV2SWQOVZQRHIFEDzupfc871YO&_gl=1*oai2sx*_gcl_au*Nzg5MDI4MTE4LjE3NDkwNDM2Mjg.*_ga*MTM3MjczMDMyMy4xNzI0OTQwMDcz*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*czE3NDk0NzAwODEkbzkyJGcxJHQxNzQ5NDcwNjU3JGo1OCRsMCRoMA 

Son of Jack and Jessie Baron, Frank was born December 5, 1945, and grew up in Sioux City. He attended Roosevelt Elementary, West Junior, and Central High schools. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Iowa.

President of virtually every organization he joined, Frank’s natural leadership abilities were apparent from an early age. He was president of the Central High School Class of 1964 and a three-term president of his fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. Honors in college included Omicron Delta Kappa, and Order of the Coif. Additionally, a paper he wrote in law school entitled "The Treatment of Jewish Law in American Decisions", was published in the Israel Law Review.

Following law school, Frank clerked for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, Martin Van Oosterhout for one year. For a short time he joined Birmingham Seff and Baron, after which he partnered to form the law firm Baron and Wenell. He concluded his career in the firm Baron Sar Goodwin Gill and Lohr.

Frank had a passion for giving back to his community and was especially active in organizations that helped those less fortunate. The many organizations he led included Siouxland Estate Planning Council; The Sioux City Human Rights Commission; the Civil Service Commission; the Jewish Federation of Sioux City; the United Orthodox Synagogue, for which he was also the lay leader for twenty years; the Food Bank of Siouxland; and the Siouxland Soup Kitchen. He was the first president of Congregation Beth Shalom. He was especially proud to be one of the founders of the Warming Shelter.

Awards earned by Baron included the Iowa State Bar Association's Community Service Award, an award presented by the NAACP in which he was recognized for his "leadership qualities and dedication to our community". He was awarded the War Eagle Human Rights Award from the City of Sioux City and the Sioux City Human Rights Commission, as well as being recognized every year in the peer-reviewed publication, The Best Lawyers in America from 1987 through his retirement in 2020.

Frank's leadership skills were enhanced by his strong problem-solving abilities, his deep ethical sense, as well as his always-present sense of humor. He had a joke for every occasion.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Soup Kitchen, the Warming Shelter, or a charity of your choice.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Sandra; daughters, Randee Baron of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and Deborah (Greg) Greenberg of Overland Park, Kansas; a son, Benjamin (Alyssa) Baron of Oradell, New Jersey; granddaughters, Sarah Glaser, Alexandra, Baila and Miriam Greenberg, and Dylan and Avery Baron; a sister-in-law, Marjorie (Sam) Kuperman and a brother-in-law, Steven Frank, as well as nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and mentor, Rabbi Saul Bolotnikov.

Thank you to Visiting Angels, Bickford Memory Care and the Sunlight Unit at Sunrise Retirement Community for your loving care. Thanks, too, to caring friends and relatives for your support and to special caregiver, Cheryl Watterson.