Frances Hellinghausen passed away on Monday, February 7th at Runnells Specialized Hospital in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Frances was born and raised on Staten Island, NYC and lived on the Island where she and her late husband Donald raised their three daughters. Fran and Don retired to Long Beach Island in 1984. Fran is survived by her daughters, Jane Hellinghausen, Susan Demsey, Anne Giacalone, and son-in-law Tom Giacalone. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Lori and Bill Demsey, and her sister Loretta Smith.
To celebrate her life, her family welcomes relatives and friends to a celebratory Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, NJ 08008 on Saturday, March 12 at 11:00, which would have been her 88th Birthday.
Donations in her memory can be made to the Runnells Specialized Hospital Foundation, 40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922; or to St. Francis Community Center, Attn: Human Concerns/Food Pantry, same address as the Church
