In Memory
Fran was a sweet friend in high school and beyond. She will be missed by her family and friends.
Frances Mary Babinski
Aug. 20, 1947 - Sep. 30, 2014
Frances “Frannie” Mary (Gildea) Babinski, age 67, of Osceola, Indiana passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
Frannie was born August 20, 1947 in South Bend, Indiana to the late Frank and Lillian (Robichaud) Gildea. Frannie graduated from South Bend Central High School in 1966. She was employed for many years as a secretary in administration at TORO and other places in South Bend before her retirement in 1990. On July 21, 1989 she married James “Bubba” Babinski in South Bend, Indiana.
James survives, along with her son, Bryon Bella of Denver, Colorado and her siblings Diana (Ralph) Gildea-Sharpe of Niles, Cleta Gildea of South Bend, Donna Gildea-Redding of Niles, and Ed (Jinny) Gildea of Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Robert Gildea.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 pm Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Annette Freese of Grace Hospice at Chapel Hill Funeral Home at 10am Friday, October 3, 2014. Entombment will follow in the Good Shepherd Mausoleum on the grounds of Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola.
Frannie loved the outdoors, and spent many hours working in her yard and garden. She also enjoyed making arts and crafts, in her spare time. Frannie enjoyed music and loved to sing, and used her talent for interior decorating to make her home beautiful. She also loved to shop and write poetry. Her wonderful and unique personality made her sensitive to others, and she was loved by all.
In lieu of flowers, her husband Bubba requests that donations be made to the family.
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