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Frances May Carlsen
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She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Francis Xavier Carlsen Jr.; dear mother of Marianne (Craig) Brumbaugh, Cindy (Robert) Bowers and Erik (Paula) Carlsen; loving grandmother of Jack Bowers, Jacob Carlsen, Miranda Leonard, Cole Bowers, Caitlin Poston, Julia Bowers, Lucas Carlsen, Savanah Leonard, Kathleen Leonard and Cassidy Leonard; great grandmother of 10 children; dearest sister of Frederick and Robert Luckay.
Frances was an Editorial Manager for Harris Publishing Company. She was a founding member of the First Baptist Church of Aurora, a member of the Aurora Historical Society, the Aurora Study Club and the Moebius Nature Center. In Her free time she enjoyed traveling and the theater.
In lieu of a flowers the family suggests memorials to Sanctuary Church 12079 N. Lebanon Road Loveland, Ohio 45150, www.OurSanctuary.Church
A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM at Silver Creek Church 252 N. Chillicothe Road Aurora, Ohio 44202
Arrangements by Busch-Romito Funeral Home Twinsburg, Ohio www.buschcares.com
9819 Darrow Road (Ohio Route 91), Twinsburg, OH 44087
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