Quirky, Loyal, Brilliantly Strange

On November 30, 2025, the world (and Mensa) lost one of its most delightfully unique souls when Whitney Frame — quirky, classy, stubborn, loyal, cat-adoring, sushi-devouring, trivia-collecting bright light — moved on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky.

Whitney lived on her own timeline, famously late to almost everything, and yet always worth the wait. Her humor existed on its own wavelength, a rare and wonderful frequency understood by only a few — the lucky few who became her people. If Whitney loved you, you had a fierce, unshakable friend for life.

She sprinkled her charm everywhere she went: dancing like no one is watching at a party, a perfectly timed sarcastic comment, a hug that melted you from the inside out. She loved old horror movies, comfort-TV nostalgia, cats of all shapes and attitudes, and long nights laughing with Gary, Zak, and Carrie at the Angle.

Whitney lived many chapters in her too-short life — bartender, nurse, loyal partner, devoted sister, daughter, and aunt, incomparable friend. Her partner Shane said it best: “She saved me from myself and taught me to love fart jokes. I hope Prince is making pancakes for her at the afterparty."

Whitney, from all of us: 

Thank you for being a friend.

Whitney leaves behind a shimmering trail of love, laughter, and beautifully odd magic that forever changed the people lucky enough to know her.

She will be forever remembered by:

Partner: Shane Valentine

Mother: Connie Frame

Brothers: Heath Rinderknecht, Zak Frame (Carrie)

Nephews: Logan (Alexa) Rinderknecht, Seth (Bailey) Rinderknecht (Collins, Crew)

Niece: Lauren (Jeremy Carter) Rinderknecht

Best Friends: Casey Wood, Claire Czerwionka, Holly Goddard, and Nate Gilds

Preceded in death by her father, Gary Frame