Mary Frances Buysse Lammerding, mother of Beacon Journal staffer Betsy Lammerding, died Jan. 28, 2007 at Rockynol Retirement Community. She was 83.
Fran was born May 22, 1923, in Paterson, N.J., and was the daughter of Elizabeth an
d Joseph Buysse. She and her late husband, Edwin F. Lammerding, Sr., were married 43 years and had five children. On many occasions, Fran said: "The best thing I did in life was raise five good kids." She lived most of her life in Roselle Park, N.J., before retiring to "The Country" in Glen Gardener, N.J. In 2002, she moved to Rockynol to be closer to her daughter Betsy of Akron. She and Eddie were active members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Roselle, N.J., and later became members of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Hampton, N.J. Fran was preceded in death by son, Edwin F. Jr., and is also survived by sons, William of Glen Gardener, Paul (Jane) of San Ramon, Calif., David of Miami Beach, Fla.; and five grandsons.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at The Martin Funeral Home in Clinton, N.J. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, 3358 Ridgewood Rd., Akron, Ohio 44333 or Operation Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc., P.O. Box 15042, Akron, Ohio 44314.
[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Thursday, February 1, 2007, page B 7, col. 1]
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