Frances Cristaldi Valerio

 Frances Cristaldi Valerio, 88, died peacefully at her residence on West
Main Street, Cambridge in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Theodore A. Valerio who died in 1981.

Born in Manhattan on April 1, 1920, she was the daughter of Vincenzo and Serafina DeMarco Cristaldi.

The family moved to the farm on King Road in 1931 and Frances graduated from Cambridge Union School, Class of 1937.

Frances moved to Brooklyn where she met and married her husband in 1942. The family moved to Valley Stream, L. I. in 1953 and lived there until returning to Cambridge in 1975. For a number of years, Frances wintered in Orange City, Fla.

Frances was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church and a member of the Cambridge Senior Citizens and the Auxiliary of Capt. Maxson Post No. 634 of the American Legion.

She was a fabulous cook, an accomplished dressmaker and enjoyed crocheting.

She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Al Hoogkamp and two brothers, Anthony and Mario Cristaldi.

Survivors include three children: Theodore A. Valerio, Jr. and wife, Nancy, of Flemington, N.J., Dennis J. Valerio and wife, Gaye, of Cambridge and Christine F. Hoogkamp of Mechanicville; a beloved sister, Josephine Gervasi of Cambridge; three grandchildren: Elizabeth Furka, Mathew and Gregory Valerio and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
 

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