Obituary of Frances S. Smith

Frances S. Smith Frances (Strange) Smith, 95, of Rome, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Rome Memorial Hospital. She was born in Rome, N.Y. on August 21, 1915, daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Graziano Strange. Frances married Lester J. Smith. Mrs. Smith retired as a cosmetologist from the former Boston Store. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Lawrence Markowski, Orchard Park, N.Y.; grandchildren, Scott and his wife Lynn Markowski, Shawn Markowski, and Paul and his wife Julie Markowski; and a great grandson, Jonathan Markowski. Also surviving are a sister-in-law, Amalia Strange, Rome; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Lester, and two sisters, Elsie McMahon and Jean Strange; and two brothers, Nicholas and Antonio Strange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Transfiguration Church. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, Inc., 218 W. Court St., on Friday from 4-7 p.m.