Frances C. Walz,

Highlands, NC - Frances C. Walz, age 92, of Highlands, North Carolina, formerly of Fairfield, passed away on October 2, 2010.

She will be remembered by her family including one daughter, Helen Yarzinski, of Boca Raton, FL; two granddaughters, Robin Hitch, of Whottier, NC, Rachel Yarzinski, of Boca Raton; two nieces, Lorraine Davis, and her husband, Stephen, of West Berry, New York, Joan Hessemer, and her husband, Donald, of Fanwood, NJ. Frances was predeceased by her son, Ronald Yarzinski, and two sisters, Evelyn Baxter and Dorothy Battaglia.

Born in Locus Valley, New York to the late Robert and Helen Mayor Casson, she had been a resident of New York and Connecticut, including 24 years in Fairfield, before moving to Highlands four years ago. A retired assembler for General Electric, Frances continued working as an eldercare assistant for several local clients until her own health made it necessary to stop. She truly enjoyed helping others, was a wonderful cook, and avid swimmer throughout her life.

Her committal service will be held on Thursday at 130 PM in St. Charles Cemetery, in Farmingdale, New York. All other services are private. Arrangements are under the care of the Lesko & Polke Funeral Home, of Fairfield Center.

To order flowers online, travel directions to the cemetery, or to sign her guest register, please visit www.LeskoPolkeFuneralHome.com

Published as a courtesy of Bryant Grant Funeral Home