Obituary of Frances V. Leblanc

Frances V. LeBlanc Frances V. LeBlanc, a longtime resident of Wappingers Falls and formerly of Louisiana, entered into rest Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. She was 83. Daughter of the late Moriel and Agnes Potier Viator, she was born January 29, 1925 in Gueydon, Louisiana. After dating since age twelve, she married her teenage sweetheart, Berney J. LeBlanc on January 26, 1946 in Abbeville, Louisiana. Mr. LeBlanc survives at home in Wappingers Falls. During World War II, she traveled the country with Western Union working where needed as most men were away at war. In 1953 she moved to the area with her husband and daughter where she focused on taking care of her home and family. She always enjoyed her perfume and flowers. In addition to her husband of sixty-two years, Berney J. LeBlanc, she is survived by her daughter, Judy DeGiorgio of Wappingers Falls; two sisters, Lucille Weyenberg and Barbara Cahill; her four granddaughters, Tara DeGiorgio, Lisa DeGiorgio, Jeannine Conforti and Lauren Lewis; her grandsons-in-law, Mike, Joe and Brian; her great-grandchildren, Chris, Rebecca, Mackenzie Berney and Kaylie. She was predeceased by her brother, Eugene who died in World War II and her sister, Yolande. Family will receive their friends on Sunday, July 6, 2008 from 3 to 6 pm at Straub, Catalano and Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30 am on Monday, July 7 at St. Mary's Church, Clinton Street, Wappingers Falls. Entombment will follow in Poughkeepsie Rural Community Mausoleum, South Avenue, Poughkeepsie. For directions to the funeral home or to send the family a personal condolence, please visit www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com