Obituary of Frances Calio

Frances L. Calio, 79, a life long resident of Poughkeepsie, founding member and communicant of St. Martin de Porres Church, passed away on Monday May 12, 2014. She was born at St. Francis Hospital on January 12, 1935 to the late William and Mary (Wroblewski) Lis. She graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1952 and went to work at the Fallkill National Bank, retiring as an executive secretary from Barclays Bank in 1991 with 40 years of service. On October 25, 1958 at St. Joseph's Church in Poughkeepsie, she married Joseph J. Calio, who predeceased her in 2010. They were the proud parents of four children, Charles Calio and Marianne Hammer of Poughkeepsie, Robert (Diana) Calio of Red Hook and John Calio of New Orleans, LA. Fran and Joe's daughter Alyssa-Jo predeceased them in 2008. She was the proud grandmother to Nicole (Patrick) MacDougall of Frisco, TX, Heather Calio of Alexandria, VA ; Joseph; Michael; Elizabeth and Johnny Calio, and the proud great grandmother to Marie, Annelise and Benedict MacDougall. Fran loved to cook and bake and will always be remembered for her homemade pizza served with love to all the neighborhood children, boys' baseball teams, graduation parties and many events down through the years. And, of course, she always had homemade chicken soup ready when anyone was feeling low. Fran was an avid fan of all her children's and grandchildren's sporting events, from the girls' softball and boys' baseball where she would be spotted in her chair diligently keeping score and cheering on the team, to soccer, field hockey and to, most recently, Our Lady of Lourdes crew team. Calling hours will be held Sunday May 18, 2014 from 3pm to 6pm at the Timothy P. Doyle Funeral Home 371 Hooker Ave. Poughkeepsie New York 12603. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 10 AM Monday May 19, 2014 at St. Martin de Porres Church, Cedar Valley Road Poughkeepsie, NY. Burial will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery Poughkeepsie, NY. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to St. Martin de Porres School, 122 Cedar Valley Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 The family would like to thank the staff, doctors, surgeons and caretakers of Vassar Brothers Medical Center for their dedicated care.