Submitted by: Dan Rich
Sept. 27, 1936 - April 11, 2008
South Bend Tribune 4/13/2008
NEW CARLISLE - Esther Alice Frangella, 71, of Hudson Lake
in New Carlisle, IN, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2008, in
Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN. She was born on September 27,
1936, to the late Anthony and Helen (Kopaczewski) Kazmierczak
in Chicago, IL, and had lived at Hudson Lake for the past 12
years, coming from Mobile, AL. Along with her parents, one
grandson and three brothers also preceded her in death. Mrs.
Frangella was self-employed for many years, providing residential
cleaning and caregiving to some of her dearest friends.
On April 18, 1959, as Esther Alice
Kazmierczak, she married Peter Louis Frangella in Chicago, IL. He
died on November 22, 2000. She is survived by her four daughters,
Cathy (Mark) Taylor of Three Rivers, MI, Connie (Steven) Peters
of Posen, MI, Marian (Charles) Becnel of Garyville, LA,
and Paula (Drew) Madere of Mobile, AL; two sons, Peter
Louis Frangella Jr. of Las Vegas, NV, and Carmine (Michelle)
Frangella of Norco, LA; 19 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Arendt of New
Carlisle, IN, and MaryAnn (Frank) Truschke of Posen, IL;
one brother, Henry (Lillian) Kazmierczak of Chicago, IL; her dear
friend, Chester Szymanski of New Carlisle, IN; and special
friends, Larry and Helen Merkner of New Carlisle, IN. Mrs.
Frangella was an active member of St. John Kanty Parish in
Rolling Prairie, IN, where she belonged to the Altar and Rosary
Sodality and the Golden Ages.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 PM (E.S.T.)
Monday, April 14, 2008, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 201 S.
Filbert Street, New Carlisle, IN, where a parish Rosary will be
prayed at 6:00 PM (E.S.T.). Friends may also visit from 10 to 11
AM (E.S.T.) Tuesday, April 15, in the funeral home. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 AM (E.S.T.) Tuesday, April
15, in St. John Kanty Catholic Church in Rolling Prairie, IN.
Burial will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, IL.
Memorial contributions may be made to: St. John Kanty Catholic
Church, 7012 N 600 E., Rolling Prairie, IN 46371.