Boise, ID – Frank H. Bushman, 76, of 255 S Capitol Blvd, Suite 1505, Boise Idaho died September 7, 2026, at his home. He was born the son of Norman A. and Helen (Barna) Bushman on July 30, 1950, in Franklin, NH. Upon the passing of his mother while an infant, he moved in with his paternal grandmother, Gladys Bushman, until his father remarried Cecile (Gilbert) Bushman when the family moved to 93 Kendall St. Franklin for most of his school years. He was especially close to his grandmother and stepmother throughout their lives.
Frank attended local schools graduating from Franklin High School in 1968 after serving as Class President for 4 years and Student Council President his senior year. He lettered in Football (All-State), Basketball (All-Tournament), and Baseball and enjoyed skiing for most of his life.
He graduated from Tufts University in 1972 in Mechanical Engineering and played two years of football and joined the Tufts Beelzebubs (14 man a cappella group with a notable Boston reputation) his senior year.
He earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, in 1979, with a Wharton Fellow designation in his first year.
Frank’s 50 year working career took him to many parts of the US and numerous locations internationally. His first 5 years as an engineer were with Itek Corporation (Space Optics company) in MA and Combustion Engineering (Nuclear Power) in CT. The next significant company he joined was Cameron Iron Works (Oilfield Equipment Company) for 10 years serving in manufacturing management in Houston TX, Ville Platte, LA (Plant Manager), and Singapore (Managing Director).
After returning to the US from the Far East in 1991, he shortly thereafter joined three local businessmen with the intention of turning around a struggling company, Industrial Ventilation, Inc. (IVI). IVI designs and manufactures ventilation systems to maintain primarily onions and potatoes from harvest in the fall until well into the spring and summer months. In addition, IVI supplies service capability and chemical applications to assist the long-term storage applications. Along the way, he convinced ‘the investors to acquire a storage building company, Teton West of Washington (TWW) in order to offer customers essentially turn-key storage options. This turned out to be a largely winning and profitable combination and continues its success today. Frank acquired an equity stake in these companies because of his efforts. He retired from IVI at the end of 2024.
In 2024, Frank received the unfortunate diagnosis of late-onset Parkinson’s Disease, although earlier health issues preceded the official diagnosis. In August of this year Frank was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. His wife, Martha Morin Whitney (Marti) quickly assumed the role of primary caregiver for which Frank was forever grateful. A number of activities that he had participated in previously had to be surrendered including annual visits to Colorado over the holidays.
Frank had been active for 30 years as Treasurer of the Capital City Kiwanis participating in many local service projects as well as financially supporting numerous non-profits annually such as Boy Scouts and Boys and Girls Club of Ada County. Outside of Kiwanis, Frank supported the Beelzebub Foundation and Tunnels for Towers Foundation.
Surviving is his wife Marti, brother David Bushman and his wife Joanne, sister Debra Hatch and her husband Jon, sister Donna Gut and her husband Stephen, Son-in-Law JD Whitney and his wife Brandy, Daughter-in-Law Michelle Olsen and her husband Lief, and grandchildren Bauer Whitney, Lily Olsen and Bryce Olsen.
For those wishing to honor Frank’s memory, please consider making a donation to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research https://www.michaeljfox.org
A Celebration of Frank’s Life and burial will be held at the Webster Place Cemetery in Franklin, New Hampshire in the late spring. Family and Friends are invited to join us as we gather to remember, honor, and celebrate Frank’s life and the many lives he touched.
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