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October 6, 2012
Services
A memorial service will held 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Frances Sarracino (nee Kellenberger), age 89 of Wayne died on Saturday, October 6, 2012 with her loving family at her bedside.
Frances was born in Clifton on September 4, 1923 and graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1941. She went on to attend Newark Prep Business School where she met some of her best, lifelong friends. She stayed close with those friends from business school and they got together often. She was fondly known as “Kelly” to all of them; a reference to her maiden name, Kellenberger. After business school, she worked at Curtis Wright and for Jersey Carpet before becoming a full-time mother to her four children.
In the late 1940’s, Frances met Michael A. Sarracino. They were set up on a blind date by Michael’s sister-in-law. After going to the movies on Christmas night, 1949, they fell in love and were married on September 2, 1950. They first settled in Clifton before building their home in Wayne and moving there in 1955. Frances kept an immaculate home and was a consummate perfectionist in just about every way. She was a fantastic cook and made sure every detail of the meals she prepared were perfect. Holiday dinners were particularly special. Her Hungarian Kiffle cookies (recipe below) were one of her favorite to bake and were famous among her family and friends.
As a mother, Frances had a creative streak and the amazing ability to invent activities to keep four children occupied, including roller skating in the house and cooking lessons. Particularly memorable were the summers when the children were allowed to create “works of art” on the walls in the house. Trips to Toms River to visit her sister Betty were frequently made with home made fried chicken.
She had a great appetite for knowledge and Frances was always taking night classes. The subjects varied and so did her interests. She was an accomplished seamstress, making all of her own window treatments, reupholstering her furniture, making cloths and children’s costumes, decorating her home and the church. She was an avid reader (Gone with the Wind was by far her favorite book) and she loved “classic movies”. Frances was very involved over the years with Our Lady of the Valley RC Church on Valley Road, heading up the decorating committee for years. She loved to decorate the church, arrange the flowers and make the place look beautiful. Together with her husband Michael, they volunteered countless hours, both at the church where they found great spiritual comfort in their parish community as well as at Wayne Valley Hospital.
Frances is survived by her loving husband of sixty-two years, Michael A. Sarracino of Wayne; her four children, Michael W. and his wife Gail of Rockaway, NJ; Peter and his fiancée Wendy, of Jefferson, NJ; Amy and her husband John of Lincoln Park, NJ; John and his wife Julie of Danville, CA; and five grandchildren, Christine, Ashley, Linda, Stefanie, Kelsey and one great-granddaughter, Lana.
For those wishing to honor Frances, donations may be made to the not-for-profit organization, Our New Journey (www.ournewjourney.org).
Hungarian Kiffles
1 cup unsalted butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 tbsp sour cream
Pinch of salt
2 cups of flour
Combine butter, cream cheese and sour cream with pinch of salt
Sift in the flour
Knead until dough has a smooth texture
Make into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least three hours
When ready roll dough very thin and cut into three-inch squares
Spread each square with Solo apricot butter or prune lekvar
Roll the square from the corner to form a crescent
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes
Let cool and sprinkle with powered sugar
Enjoy!
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A memorial service will held 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
October 6, 2012
Services
A memorial service will held 10:30 AM on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Frances Sarracino (nee Kellenberger), age 89 of Wayne died on Saturday, October 6, 2012 with her loving family at her bedside.
Frances was born in Clifton on September 4, 1923 and graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1941. She went on to attend Newark Prep Business School where she met some of her best, lifelong friends. She stayed close with those friends from business school and they got together often. She was fondly known as “Kelly” to all of them; a reference to her maiden name, Kellenberger. After business school, she worked at Curtis Wright and for Jersey Carpet before becoming a full-time mother to her four children.
In the late 1940’s, Frances met Michael A. Sarracino. They were set up on a blind date by Michael’s sister-in-law. After going to the movies on Christmas night, 1949, they fell in love and were married on September 2, 1950. They first settled in Clifton before building their home in Wayne and moving there in 1955. Frances kept an immaculate home and was a consummate perfectionist in just about every way. She was a fantastic cook and made sure every detail of the meals she prepared were perfect. Holiday dinners were particularly special. Her Hungarian Kiffle cookies (recipe below) were one of her favorite to bake and were famous among her family and friends.
As a mother, Frances had a creative streak and the amazing ability to invent activities to keep four children occupied, including roller skating in the house and cooking lessons. Particularly memorable were the summers when the children were allowed to create “works of art” on the walls in the house. Trips to Toms River to visit her sister Betty were frequently made with home made fried chicken.
She had a great appetite for knowledge and Frances was always taking night classes. The subjects varied and so did her interests. She was an accomplished seamstress, making all of her own window treatments, reupholstering her furniture, making cloths and children’s costumes, decorating her home and the church. She was an avid reader (Gone with the Wind was by far her favorite book) and she loved “classic movies”. Frances was very involved over the years with Our Lady of the Valley RC Church on Valley Road, heading up the decorating committee for years. She loved to decorate the church, arrange the flowers and make the place look beautiful. Together with her husband Michael, they volunteered countless hours, both at the church where they found great spiritual comfort in their parish community as well as at Wayne Valley Hospital.
Frances is survived by her loving husband of sixty-two years, Michael A. Sarracino of Wayne; her four children, Michael W. and his wife Gail of Rockaway, NJ; Peter and his fiancée Wendy, of Jefferson, NJ; Amy and her husband John of Lincoln Park, NJ; John and his wife Julie of Danville, CA; and five grandchildren, Christine, Ashley, Linda, Stefanie, Kelsey and one great-granddaughter, Lana.
For those wishing to honor Frances, donations may be made to the not-for-profit organization, Our New Journey (www.ournewjourney.org).
Hungarian Kiffles
1 cup unsalted butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 tbsp sour cream
Pinch of salt
2 cups of flour
Combine butter, cream cheese and sour cream with pinch of salt
Sift in the flour
Knead until dough has a smooth texture
Make into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least three hours
When ready roll dough very thin and cut into three-inch squares
Spread each square with Solo apricot butter or prune lekvar
Roll the square from the corner to form a crescent
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes
Let cool and sprinkle with powered sugar
Enjoy!
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