BusinessInsider Albert Fraenkel II, Baton Rouge furniture company founder, dies at 94 By Deanna B. Narveson - March 10, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Albert Fraenkel II, founder of Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture Co., an upholstery and mattress manufacturer and furniture distributor, died late last month. He was 94. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.