Frances A. Lada

SMITHFIELD - Frances A. (Starck) Lada, 94, of Smithfield passed away peacefully Sunday, September, 11, 2016 at the Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville. She was the wife of the late Stephen Lada.
Born in Centerville, MA, a daughter of the late Russell and Anna (Falk) Starck, she had lived in Lincoln for 43 years before moving to Greenville in 2011.
She leaves two sons, Stephen Paul Lada and his wife, Joan of Reston, VA and Douglas James Lada and his wife, Ann of Huntington Beach, CA; her five beloved grandchildren, Erin Lada Barton, Jessica Lada, Allison Lada, Rebecca Lada Brodsky, and Daniel Lada; and her four beloved great grandchildren, Jolene, Gavin, Jacob, and Evelyn; one brother-in-law, Walter Lada of Cranston; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Inga Lannquist, Elsa Cangiamila, Eleanor Starck, and Russell E. Starck.
She was well known within her family and throughout New England for making the very best and largest assortment of Christmas cookies every holiday season!
Mrs. Lada was a retired elementary school teacher, and she taught in Mattapoisett and Middleboro, MA, as well as for the U.S. Department of Defense Overseas School System in Heidelberg, Germany.
She was a graduate of Hyannis State Teachers College in Barnstable, MA.
She was a member of Park Place Congregational Church in Pawtucket. She supported the church in many ways over the years, including working in the thrift shop and supporting her husband, Stephen, with the numerous tasks he managed for the Church.
A Celebration of her Life will be held Monday, September 19 at 11 A.M. in Historic Swan Point Chapel, 585 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence. Her burial will be private.
Relatives and friends are invited and may call at Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln, on Sunday, September 18 from 2-5 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Fran's memory to Park Place Congregational Church, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket, RI 02860 or Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904-9826 would be appreciated. For Directions and Guest Book, please visit www.bellowsfuneralchapel.com.