Obituary of Frances C. Pesez

Dateline:  Clifton Park, New York

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mom, Frances C. Pesez. She died peacefully at her home on Wednesday April 17, 2024.  Franny was born on May 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Kenneth and Mary McGovern Cook.  With her identical twin sister Betty (Don) O’Meara by her side, Franny graduated from St Mary’s Academy in Glens Falls, NY, earned a Registered Nursing Degree at St. Francis’ School in Poughkeepsie, and enjoyed many adventures in San Francisco and New York City before marrying the love of her life, Philip G. Pesez, in 1970.

Franny was an amazing mom to her five children: Kristine (John) Milham, Shireen (Dave) Rhoades, Stephanie (Sean Lynch) Pesez, Philip K. (Amelia) Pesez, and Nicole (Anthony) Calabrese. Family was the most important thing in the world to Franny. When the kids were young, she worked part-time as a registered nurse in the CCU and PCU units at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. When they got older, she took on new roles as a patient screener and administrator at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, where she worked for almost thirty years. A lifelong learner, Franny earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Excelsior College in her late 60s.

Franny was very proud of and devoted to her 13 grandkids, who range in age from 2 to 22. She loved vacationing with them on the Jersey shore, celebrating holidays at her home, and attending their numerous school and sporting events. She chronicled all her family’s adventures and milestones, and presented them with a new journal each year. Franny took great pleasure in joining her high school friends and nursing colleagues for monthly luncheons.  She was a communicant of St. Edward the Confessor Church in Clifton Park.

Franny was predeceased by her beloved husband Phil in 2010. In addition to her twin sister, children, and grandchildren, she leaves behind siblings Robert (Dee) Cook, Kenneth (Donna) Cook, MaryBeth (George) Straface, and Billy (Gail) Cook, and sisters-in-law Mary Pesez Kames and Suzanne Merrill. She also leaves behind many cherished nieces, nephews, and friends.

Calling hours will be held from 4-7 pm on Tuesday, April 23^rd in the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Rt, 9 Clifton Park, NY 12065.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 11:00 am at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 569 Clifton Park Center Rd. Clifton Park, NY 12065.

Interment will be in the Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd. Schuylerville, NY at 1:00 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Rd. Albany, New York 12205.