BORN

1922

DIED

2014

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Frances DeForest Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 26, 2014.

DEFOREST, Frances Helen nee Routzong, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Frances was born on February 27, 1922 in Gettysburg, OH, the daughter of Herschel and Helen Routzong. She graduated from Miami Valley School of Nursing in 1943 and married John Frederick DeForest of New Caanan, CT on August 3, 1946. She loved to garden, bake, socialize, play cards and was a great friend, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, aunt, and cat fancier. God bless all who knew her by her kindness and love. She is preceded in death by her husband and parents. She is survived by her four children: Rebecca, Patricia, Amy, and Frederick; 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Memorial services will take place at Central Presbyterian Church, 4699 Lamme Road, Moraine, Ohio 45439, on Sunday May 18, 2014 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave, Dayton, OH 45420 or Central Presbyterian Church 4699 Lamme Rd, Moraine, OH 45439. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.

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