Lucy DeFrank Connor

Lucy DeFrank Connor, 94, currently living in Middletown, DE with her sister, Julia Hogan, passed away on August 7, 2024. One of nine children, Lucy was born in Penns Grove to Maria & Joseph DeFrank. She graduated from Penns Grove High School and continued to live here until she got married. She would meet her future husband, Patrick Connor, at a dance held on the Dover Air Force Base. Eventually Pat was stationed in Glendale, AZ where the two of them would live there the majority of their lives. In fact, it was the perfect place for them since Lucy loved the dry, arid weather of the southwest and she always considered it their home. While Pat's career was in the Air Force, she too worked for the Air Force at the Luke Air Force Base as an administrative assistant until she retired. Lucy and Pat were married for over fifty years until his passing in 2016. She continued to live in Arizona only to return a year ago to live with her sister, Julia.
Prior to her marriage, she lived in Penns Grove and had worked for DuPont's. She was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church and sang in the choir. Over the years she found herself involved in many clubs and led many activities. She loved doing crafts, word puzzles, watching movies and TV. Lucy was a very talented bowler and had won several awards. Also, while she was in high school, she and a group of friends formed a group called "Romolujoma" taking the first two letters of each of their names. The girls remained lifelong friends to this day! Finally, she did have a sweet tooth and she always loved the TastyKakes sent to her by family over the years. She not only loved the taste of them but they also reminded her of home.
She is survived by her sister, Julia D. Hogan; two cousins, Toni Markegene and Sue Geese as well as many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her siblings, Stephen DeFrank (Beatrice), Dominic DeFrank, Joseph DeFrank (Gloria), Samuel DeFrank (Helen), Carmella Sickler (Wilbur), Gene DeFrank and Nancy DeFrank (Donald) as well as Edward Hogan her brother-in-law.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on August 23, 2024 at St. Gabriel the Archangel, 369 Georgetown Rd., Carneys Point, NJ 08069. The Memorial Visitation will begin at 10 AM with mass following at 11 AM. Burial will take place at Finn's Point National Cemetery in Pennsville. The family has suggested that donations can be made in Lucy's memory to Shriners Hospital, 3551 N. Broad St., Philadelphia PA 19140 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at stjude.org. www.adamsfuneralhom.org