- Date Of Birth: December 27, 1941
- Date Of Death: September 12, 2018
- State: Connecticut
Mrs. Frances (Joy) Lareau, 76 of Columbia, CT, beloved wife of Michael, unexpectedly passed away at home on Wednesday September 12, 2018. Fran was born in Youngstown, Ohio on December 27, 1941 to the late Minnie (Carbon) and Peter Joy. She was a graduate of Girard High School and The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree.
Fran moved to CT where she began her career and fell in love with Michael Lareau. She worked at St. Francis and Manchester Hospital for many years as well as several other hospitals during her nearly fifty year career in Nursing. As a working wife and mother of two, she returned to school to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Fran was a compassionate caregiver and in semi-retirement educated future nurses at UCONN, Three Rivers, and Capital Community College.
Fran leaves behind her love and best friend, Michael R. Lareau of Columbia and her children, Michele Delisle of Columbia and Mark Lareau and his fiancée, Michelle Phenix of Worcester. She also leaves her adored granddaughter, Renee of Cromwell. Fran was the sister of Laura Hurst of Niles, Ohio and Peter Joy and his spouse, Rebecca Dresser of St. Louis, Missouri. She also leaves brothers and sisters-in-laws, nieces, a great niece, and many cousins in Ohio.
While Fran loved to travel, working, gardening, dinners out with friends and family, her greatest joy was starting each day in their sunroom with a cup of coffee with her best friend and love, Michael, her husband of fifty three years.
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