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Frances Lotardo

September 11, 1936 — January 12, 2022

Frances Lotardo

Ms. Frances (Crisano) Lotardo, of Melrose, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare | Wakefield Center. She was 85.

Frances was born on September 11, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, one of fourteen children to the late Gennaro and Anna (Chindemi) Crisano. Raised in Brooklyn.While in Brooklyn she worked as a switchboard operator at Beth Israel Medical Center before retiring.

In 2012 she moved to Massachusetts to be closer to her children and grandchildren, settling in Melrose.

She loved cooking, crocheting sewing and country music.But she especially loved spending time with her family.

She leaves her children, Gregory S. Lotardo and his wife, Lori, of Saugus and Toni Lotardo and her fiancé Mike Jeune of Malden; her grandchildren, Gregory V. Lotardo, Courtney Lotardo and her fiancé Kevin Shaughnessy, Anthony Lotardo and his wife, Elizabeth and Nicholas Lotardo; her great-grandson, Joseph Shaughnessy; her siblings, Anthony Crisano of Staten Island, NY, Gennaro 'Jerry' Crisano of Queens, NY, Daniel Crisano of Middletown, NY, John Crisano of Staten Island, NY, Loretta Crisano of Staten Island, NY, Ann Marie Salso,Brooksvelle, FL, Virginia Verdolino of Matawan, NJ, Theresa Casuccio of West Babylon, NY, Margaret Abbatemarco of Staten Island, NY and the late Vincent Crisano, Louis Crisano, Diane Arcilesi, Lucille Beaudrot; also survived by many nieces & nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to honor the life of Frances at St. Mary's Church, Herbert St., Melrose, for her Funeral Mass celebrated on March 5 at 4:00pm.

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

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