Obituary of Frances M. Maynard

PUTNAM - Frances McCormac Maynard , died peacefully Friday, February 5, 2010 at Matulaitis Nursing Home at the age of 92 surrounded by her family. She was born in Webster, MA on April 22, 1917. She was the last of thirteen children born to Andrew and Katherine (Majka) Stelmach. She was the wife of the late John E. McCormac whom she married in 1933. Mr. McCormac died January 1964. She later married Perne R. Maynard September 1981. Mr. Maynard died December 1997. A devout Catholic, she kept God close to her heart by saying the rosary and attending daily Mass. Frances was an accomplished artist with some of her work being displayed and sold at the Gift Shop at Day Kimball Hospital. Frances belonged to the Daughters of Isabella, Cosmos Club and the Royal Travelers. She enjoyed golfing, bowling, playing cards and watching the Boston Red Sox and the UCONN Women's basketball team. Frances was a waitress in many local restaurants including Joe's Wagon, Ben Grosvenor Inn and the Colonial Club. She managed the coffee shop at Day Kimball Hospital for over 20 years. She is survived by six children, Patricia (Robert) Lohneiss of Melbourne, FL; Jane (Paul) LoPresti of Preston, CT; John (Dorothy) McCormac of Putnam; Paul (Lorraine) McCormac of Avon Park, FL; Maureen (Eugene) McMerriman of Brooklyn, CT; Kathleen (William) Espinosa of Putnam. She leaves twenty six grandchildren and fifty nine great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two grandchildren and one great grandchild. A Memorial Mass will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 11, 2010 at ST Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence Street, Putnam, CT. Burial in the spring in Calvary Cemetery, Webster. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Day Kimball Hospital Development Fund, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260 or Matulaitis Nursing Home, 10 Thurber Road, Putnam, CT 06260. To share a memory with her family "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com