Frances Frazier (nee Teresinski)

Frazier, Frances (nee, Teresinski) FITCHBURG- Frances Frazier, age 99, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. She was born on Sept. 17, 1910, in the township of Spruce, Oconto county, Wis., the daughter of John J. and Barbara Teresinski. Frances graduated from Milwaukee North Division High School, in June 1927. On May 5, 1940, she began her work in government at the Veterans Administration, in Westport, Wis., from which she retired in June 1970. On March 3, 1943, Frances joined the U.S. Naval Reserve as a WAVE (Women Accepted for Voluntary Service). After initial training at Hunter College, Bronx, N.Y., she was assigned to Washington D.C., being honorably discharged on Sept. 27, 1945. On April 14, 1951, Frances married Harold A. Frazier. Together they attended annual reunions of the 6th Armored Division Association in many different cities of the U.S. In 1976, both became presidents of the association. In 1986, Frances spent seven weeks at Hines V.A. Blind Center, Hines, Ill., where she learned self-discipline, mobility, and how to cope with macular degeneration which began in 1981. Frances was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In her earlier retirement, she had enjoyed playing golf and loved helping to make the world's finest fruitcakes at the St. Mary of the Lake Church in Westport. Frances had a fine sense of humor, enjoying ethnic jokes and those of self-deprecation. She believed that after prayer, that laughter is the best medicine. Frances is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; her parents; five brothers and four sisters. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1905 W. Beltline Hwy., Madison, at 11:00 a.m on Thursday, March 18, 2010, with Monsignor Thomas Baxter presiding. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Apostolate for the Handicapped, Monroe, Wis., or to St. Joseph Catholic Church. A special thank you to the staff at St. Mary's Care Center for their wonderful care and support. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Apostolate for the Handicapped, Monroe, Wis., or to St. Joseph Catholic Church. Cemetery: Burial will be in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove. Visitation: Visitation will be at the church on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Service: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1905 W. Beltline Hwy., Madison, at 11:00 a.m on Thursday, March 18, 2010, with Monsignor Thomas Baxter presiding.