In Memory of Frances L Drapcak, 89, of Newtown

NEWTOWN, CT — Frances L Drapcak passed away at Lockwood Lodge, Newtown Saturday, September 3rd at the age of 89. She was a resident of Sandy Hook since the 1950's. Frances was predeceased by her husband Joseph B Drapcak who passed in 1976, and her brother Verne O'Connor in 2007. Frances is survived by her daughter Alice Bogues and her husband Peter of Smithfield North Carolina and a sister Sharon Brooks of Milwaukie, Oregon. Frances is lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Joseph Tomchik and his wife Sheri of Bristol, Jeffrey Tomchik and his wife Heather of Danbury and Jessica Quell of Clayton, NC as well as her great-grandchildren Nicholas Tomchik, Jason Quell and Angela Quell.

Frances was born in Oregon City, Oregon in 1927. After school she worked in a soda shop where she met her husband Joe, a Navy sailor. They were married and moved to Connecticut when he was transferred to the Groton Navy Base. Frances was an employee of Avco Lycoming of Stratford where she worked on airplane instrumentation for military contracts and was a longtime employee of Dual Lite of Newtown where she worked assembling PC boards for emergency lighting. She also taught night school classes at Henry Abbott Technical High School in Danbury. In her later years she enjoyed traveling and took pride in maintaining her beloved house and property.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown on Thursday September 8th. Interment followed in St. Rose Cemetery, Sandy Hook. The family would like to express sincere gratitude to the staff of Lockwood Lodge and the Danbury Nurses Registry. Memorial donations may be made to the Semper Fi Fund, Oceanside CA or Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Yorktown Heights, NY in her name.

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