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Frances April

December 16, 1920 — March 23, 2014

Frances R. April, 94, died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater. Born December 16, 1920, in Bound Brook, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Maria Di Loretta Colalillo. She was a life-long borough resident, until moving into Bridgeway. She had been employed as a cook at Somerset County Vocational Technical School, Bridgewater. She was a member of the Bound Brook Seniors, St. Mary’s Altar-Rosary Society, Bound Brook, and was a Communicant of St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook. She was an avid bowler. Mrs. April was predeceased by her beloved husband, Mike T. April, in 1993; her daughter, Mary Ann Scotillo, in 1992, and her grandson, Matthew Scotillo. Surviving are her children and their spouses Dianne Downey of Manville, Michael and Doreen April of Piscataway, Michele and Joseph Shurin of Ohio, Gerard and Judith April of Bound Brook, Francine April and fiancée Tom Ritchie of Middlesex, Christine and Robert Flanagan of Middlesex; her sister, Marie Matuskiewicz of Piscataway; twelve grandchildren, and her fifteen beloved great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 26, at Hagan - Chamberlain Funeral Home, 225 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook, followed by a 10:00 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Church, Bound Brook. Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Bound Brook Cemetery. The family requests donations be made to the Adult Day Care Center, 872 East Main Street, Bridgewater NJ 08807.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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