Susanne FRACASSO

FRACASSO, Susanne

Susanne (Shinaly) Fracasso, 66, of Kensington, died on Friday, October 25, 2013 at UPMC's Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA after a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and complications resulting from a double lung transplant. The daughter of the late George and Catherine (McGarvey) Shinaly, Sue was born in Wilkes Barre, PA, and moved to New Britain when she was eight years old. She was a graduate of MIA and CCSU. Sue was employed at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library as an Assistant Children's Librarian for 30 years. She was affectionately known to several generations of storytime children as "Miss Sue." She was also a member of St. Paul's Church. Sue loved traveling, especially to the Cayman Islands, Aruba, California, Hawaii, Italy, and Israel. Her favorite activity was country-line dancing every Tuesday night at "The Ranch." Sue was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and her greatest joy was being with her family. She is survived by her devoted husband of 46 years, Richard Fracasso; two daughters and a son, Ann Walling and her husband, Alan, of Plantsville; Amy Fracasso of Branford; and, Anthony and his husband, Tim White, of Silver Spring, MD. She also leaves her beloved grandchildren, who were her pride and joy, Olivia and Matthew Walling. She is also survived by her sister, Kathleen Charboneau, and her husband, Rick Prunier of South Windsor, CT, a niece, three nephews, and many cousins. She was predeceased by her brother, Stephen Shinaly.
Funeral services will be on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the New Britain Memorial-Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Avenue, New Britain. Directions: Exit 37 off I 84, take a right at the exit, 1 1/2 miles on your right. Funeral liturgy of Christian burial will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Church, 467 Alling Street, Kensington. Entombment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, New Britain. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, October 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The family would like to extend special thanks to the doctors and nurses at MICU, 9F and 10C, Presbyterian Hospital. Memorial donations can be made to Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, UPMC Montefiore NW 628, 3459 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Please consider being an organ donor. To send a message to the family and view photo please go to www.newbritainsagarino.com.