Born in Long Branch and raised in Newark, Frances graduated from South Side High School. In 1950 she married the love of her life, Stanley Levy. The couple eventually settled in Livingston where they resided for the rest of their days.
Frances led a full life centered on family and various social activities. She was an active member in the R.E.G.M. Cancer Research organization. She also spent some of her happiest moments playing mahjong with her friends and frequenting the casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas with her husband.
Frances was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Stanley, her mother and father, Sadie and Morris Yanoff, and her sister Molly Rovick. She is survived by her siblings, Edna Alexander and Jake Yanoff, her children Cindee DeGennaro and her husband Victor, Robert Levy, Jill Amsterdam and her husband Chuck, and six grandchildren, Donna, Matthew, Genna, Julia, Scott and Jack.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 30th at 10 am at Temple B’nai Abraham 300 East Northfield Road, Livingston. Burial will follow at Beth Israel Memorial Park in Woodbridge.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
