NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Frances Marie Vadjunec, 95, who died Thursday morning, Jan 23, 2014 at Assumption Village.
Frances was born July 27, 1918, in Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) to Anthony and Elizabeth (Jakubec) Tkalec.
She attended The Rayen School and was a member of the PTA.
Frances was a former member of St. Casmir Church, where she was a member of the women’s club.
She enjoyed baking and playing bingo.
Her husband, Walter G. Vadjunec died June 4, 1980.
Frances is survived by a daughter, Cynthia (Chuck) Pallai of Youngstown; three sons, Carl (Daneen) Vadjunec of Berlin Center, Ohio, Walter “Sonny” Vadjunec of Little Rock and Robert Vadjunec of Delaware, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Helber of Delaware, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, Nicole, Stephanie, Shelby, Cassandra, Michael, Amy, Lindsay, Matthew V., Michael and Matthew; six great-grandchildren, Aiden, Tyler, Zachary, Madelyn, Amelia and Gabby; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son, Steven Vadjunec; five sisters, Julia Komanack, Katie Gora, Eva Briya, Mary Tkalec and infant Rose Tkalec; four brothers, Steve, George, Anthony and John Tkalec; and a daughter-in-law, Renie Vadjunec.
Family and friends may call today from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that material tributes take the form of donations to Friends of Fido, 589 Industrial Road, Youngstown, OH 44509 or to the VFW Ellsworth Post, P.O. Box 84, Ellsworth, OH 44416.