Frances Ann Pecora Cangelosi, 82, of Baton Rouge, died peacefully and comfortably Friday morning, March 19th, in her home while holding her daughter’s hand. Frances died due to pancreatic cancer. She was born to Guy Pecora and Lena Pitslata Pecora on January 18, 1939, in Maringouin, Louisiana. She was reared and schooled in Baton Rouge, attending Dufrocq Elementary School, Redemptorist High School (1957 graduate), and LSU. She worked at Gulf States Utilities following high school. Frances met and married Robert Lawrence “Bob” Cangelosi, a man she declared was her love at first sight. They were married on September 9, 1961. They had four children, Robby, Colleen, Ricky, and Randy. Frances and Bob lived in Baton Rouge for 57 of their 60 years of marriage. Frances is preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Lena, her older sister Josephine who died before Frances was born, and her oldest child, Robert Lawrence “Robby” Cangelosi, Jr. She is survived by three children, Colleen Cangelosi Coffman (husband Tracy Coffman), Richard Guy “Ricky” Cangelosi (wife Nicole), and Randal Roe “Randy” Cangelosi (wife Korie). She is also survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all of whom she would affectionately call by their number in birth order preceded by the salutation “Precious Number ...”: Michael “Mac” Cangelosi (wife Kelsie), Chase Cangelosi, Blaine Coffman, Jonathan Cangelosi, Matthew Cangelosi, Clay Coffman, Catherine Cangelosi, Michael Cangelosi, Lyndie Coffman, and Patrick Cangelosi. Mac and Kelsie’s daughter, Lily, started the next generation, currently the only great-grandchild with another on the way. Once Bob and Frances became empty-nesters in 1987, Frances became a Mary Kay Skin Care Consultant (and later, Director), a business she successfully and profitably owned and ran for 33 years. She was a devoted Catholic, a parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Frances had an affection for St. Joseph due to her Sicilian roots and her older sister’s name Josephine, and notably Frances passed on St. Joseph’s Day. Frances loved her family, her “Lunch Bunch” group, playing Dominoes with her friends, and LSU sports. Frances never showed any fear and her faith never wavered when given her grave pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The family wishes to thank Home Instead Senior Care and The Hospice of Baton Rouge for their excellent care, warmth, and professional services. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East on Florida Blvd. on Wednesday, March 24th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Thursday, March 25th at 2:30 p.m., with burial thereafter at Roselawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her eight grandsons. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Hospice of Baton Rouge at www.hospicebr.com. We love you, Mom. Say “hello” to Robby and give him a hug for us.
