Mary Ferri Franceschini, age 91, of Collierville, Tennessee passed away, on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Ave Maria Home. She was born and raised in Cleveland, Mississippi where she graduated from Boyle High School. She moved to Memphis and attended St. Joseph's Nursing School where she graduated as a Registered Nurse and began her career. She married Robert J. Franceschini in 1952 and together they raised four children. She will always be remembered as a devout Catholic and a loving wife and mother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Franceschini, Sr.; infant son, Richard Charles; and parents, George and Isolina Ferri. She is survived by her children, Patricia Morrill (Dr. Hal), Robert J. Franceschini, Jr., Donna Slade (Dr. Whitney), and David Franceschini (Angie); grandchildren, Allison Russell (Curt), Andrea Turner (Craig), Meredith Stashick (Adam), Amanda Slade, and Daniel and Joseph Franceschini; great-grandchildren, Caroline and Felicity Russell, Makayla and Aubrey Turner, and Jillian and Grant Stashick.
The family will receive friends at a Visitation on Thursday, December 2 beginning at 9:30 AM with the Funeral Mass to be held at 10:30 AM, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 8151 Chimneyrock Boulevard, Cordova, Tennessee. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. A catered reception will follow the interment service, at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be directed to Ave Maria Home.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MemphisFuneralPoplar.com for the Franceschini family.
