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Frances Westenberger
In Memory of
Frances Theresa
Westenberger
1915 - 2016
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Pamela Simpson Nolting

Frannie and my mother, Florence Walker Simpson, met when they worked at W. T. Grant. They became best friends. Frannie and Chappie and my parents, Florence and Art, had some wild times together in their younger years! Frannie was Mother's Matron of Honor and Mother was married in the gown that one of Frannie's sisters had recently worn - I think it was Elizabeth's. It was gorgeous! I loved looking at the wedding photos and always thought Frannie looked like a porcelain doll in them. Growing up in St. Louis, we kids always heard stories about Frannie and Chapppie, although we never really knew them. I was so blessed to finally get to know Frannie myself when I began taking my mother to the Shore in the early '90's. During some of those trips, we also got to spend time with Frannie's sister Ella and with her niece Clare. Frannie and Mother never lost their loving relationship, often expressed in teasing banter. We often drove down to Cape May for lunch, but Frannie was just as likely to have surprised us and cooked a huge meal for us. She was quite a cook and many delicious meals came out of that tiny kitchen! And I smile when I think of the times she had hoagies delivered for lunch because she knew how much I love them! I treasure the time the three of us spent together, and the time later, after my mother died, when my husband and I visited her. We occasionally talked on the phone and just remembering the sound of her voice makes me smile. I can it - "Hello, Dear Friend, it's Frances!" Frannie was a beautiful soul with a generous heart and spirit. She added much to my mother's life and to mine and I miss her already. Art and I send our deepest sympathy to all of her extended family. You have lost a gem.
Monday June 13, 2016 at 1:36 pm
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