Frances E. (Smith) Lacey

Frances E. (Smith) Lacey, resident of Lynnfield, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at a Lynnfield healthcare facility.  She was 97.

Frances was born in Dorchester on July 15, 1925, the only child of the late Howard and Hazel (Clark) Smith.  In her youth, Frances volunteered at the USO during WWII.

A sweet and gentle soul, Frances most enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling with her special friend Cam Dooley.  She was great at crafts, especially ceramics, and knitting.  She knitted hats for premature babies and cancer patients at Mass General Hospital.  Frances had a great love for bird watching; she adored cats and was not one to pass up a good bowl of ice cream.

Summers in Gilford, New Hampshire, and winters in Lake Placid, Florida were enjoyed by Frances and Malcolm.  She even dressed up her golf cart for the Lake Placid Christmas Parade.

Frances was the beloved wife of the late Malcolm Lacey with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Devoted stepmother of David Lacey and his wife Kathleen of Melrose, James Lacey and his wife Katherine of Stoneham, and the late Kenneth Lacey.  Proud step-grandmother of Michelle Valarezo and her husband Eric, and Michael Lacey and his wife Colleen.  She is also survived by her step-great grandchildren, Maeve, Cullen, Lia, and Luca, and her special friend Cam Dooley.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather in honor of Frances’ life at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 185 Lake St., Peabody (please meet at the entrance) for her Graveside Funeral Service on Thursday, November 10, at 11am.

Gifts in memory of Frances may be made to the MSPCA-Angell, Attn: Donations, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA. 02130