Frances B. Kelkites, age 91, of Stratford, dearly beloved wife of William Kelkites, died Monday, October 17, 2005, at Bridgeport HospitalSs Hospice Unit. She was born September 26, 1914, in Bridgeport and was predeceased by her parents, Captain Frank and Mary (Scheck) Hancort; brother, Captain William T. Hancort; and sister, Myrtle Hlavacek. She graduated from Harding High School in 1932 and then went to business school. She was a Stratford resident and Saint James Parishioner since 1938 and worked as a cashier in Meig’s department store and later as secretary to the president of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce. She chose to be a homemaker for the next 58 years. She volunteered at Saint James Library when her grandchildren were there in school and was a member of the travel club from Our Lady of Grace Church.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include her loving and devoted daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Fred Schneider of Oxford; three loving grandchildren, Ryan Schneider of Norwalk, Tara Forzano and her husband, Matt, of Naugatuck, and PFC Kyle Owen Schneider of Fort Knox, Ky.; and a great-grandchild she adored, Shane M. Schneider of Naugatuck; her sister-in-law, Helen Kelkites of Fairfield and her late husband, George and their daughter, Sharon Hanson and family of Stratford; cousins, Carol Chernauskas, Brian Hancort, James Hlavacek, Robert Hlavacek, Kathy Laskey, William Sadler and Joe Sadler; and her many dear friends.
Frances practiced her Roman Catholic faith daily and it showed by the warm, loving relationships with both her immediate family, extended family and friends. She proved to be a good model of marriage for us all. She showed her extreme love for her husband, Bill, by her committed devotion of pleasing him in an unselfish way. Her actions of love resulted in 62 years of a healthy, happy marriage. She remained faithful to her marriage vows and sacrificed her own needs for the needs of others. She was a kind, generous, and compassionate person that lived her life with old-fashioned etiquette and morals. She had a wonderful sense of humor, showed great patience and understanding in spite of her age and rarely complained about anything. She always considered other people’s feelings above her own agenda. Family was always important to her and it showed by her personal sacrifices she made by pulling everyone together for special occasions of celebration regardless of circumstances. She was famous for her apple pies and pot roast that always came out perfect in our eyes. She really lived out her life where love was the dash in her life that really mattered. She was loved by all and made no enemies.
Family and friends may call on Friday, October 21, 2005 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Dennis & D’Arcy Funeral Home, 2611 Main Street, Stratford. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 8 a.m. at the funeral home and at 9 a.m. in St. James Church, 2070 Main Street with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Trumbull. Donations to the Chaplain’s Office of Bridgeport Hospital, may be made in lieu of flowers.
1914 - 2005 (91 years)
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