Frances A. Huff

Frances A. Huff (Olescyski) passed away Thursday, January 22 in New Castle, PA, to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She had just turned 84. She was born to Charles and Anne Olescyski on January 21, 1942, in New Castle, PA. She graduated from Shenango High School and worked at Bell Telephone before marrying the young man up the street, Jesse "Mickey" Huff, on February 16, 1963. They had three children and built a home and family together in the country setting of Shenango Township.

For years, Fran was very active in the local Catholic Church, oversaw the religious store at St. Joseph's the Worker, and later attended the Holy Trinity Church where her parents had been members. She was an avid reader of novels and the Bible, enjoyed gardening and baking, loved arts and crafts, was a talented seamstress and quilter, and was a consummate homemaker for more than six decades. She was an ultimate caregiver for all living things. Fran was a loving sister and aunt, a mother of three, and grandmother of eight.

She is preceded in death by her parents Charles and Anne Olescyski (Zakrzewski), husband Jesse "Mickey" Huff, and son-in-law Eric Griffith. She is survived by her brother Chuck and sister-in-law Anne Olescyski of Mars, PA; her sister Debbie Budai and brother-in-law Jimmy of New Castle; as well as her children Terri Griffith and George Peveich of Wintersville, OH; Mickey and Meg Huff of Ithaca, NY; Christopher Huff and Kittie of New Castle, and her grandkids.

There will be a private celebration of life for Fran later in the spring and her remains will be buried at the Parkside Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ed & Don DeCarbo Funeral Home, 941 S. Mill St.

She will be loved and dearly missed by all who knew her.