Mass of Christian Burial for Frances Croce (nee Stabile), 83, of Painesville, will be 10 am.
Friday at St. Mary Church, 242 N. State St., Painesville.
Frances went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, surrounded by her family
She was born July 21, 1932 in Cleveland.
She was a devoted wife of 60 years, a woman of great wisdom and an avid reader. She enjoyed writing letters of encouragement to others. She had an amazing sense of humor and loved telling a good joke. She had a great love of music and in her day could dance a mean jitterbug and most important to her was the personal relationship that she had with her Lord Jesus.
Frances was the loving wife of Fred Croce; loving mother of Pam (Andy) Adams, Jan (Gregg) Luthardt,
Steve (Dana) Croce and Fred (Angela) Croce Jr.; grandmother of Paul (Rachel) Croce, Anna Croce, Merry Croce, Camille Croce, Julio Croce, Rachel (Jason) Kustron, Danny Lessick, Bethany Lessick and Becky (Geoff) Graham; and great grandmother of George Kustron and Lily Graham.
The family will receive friends at the McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 6330 Center St., (Route 615, north of Route 2), Mentor, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at 1:15 p.m.
Friday at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio.
To leave condolences for the family, order flowers, or light a memorial candle, visit
www.MCVfuneralhomes.com