Anne (Azzalina) French, 100 years old , passed away on November 25, 2018. She lived at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Bethlehem, PA where she enjoyed participating in activities with her many friends and care givers.
Anne was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, daughter of the late Salvatore and Rosaria (Torcivia) Azzalina.
Anne was married to Harlan S. French, before his passing in 2014. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Easton, PA. She worked as a switchboard operator at the former Hotel Easton, and was last employed as a receptionist by the J.T. Baker Chemical Company in Phillipsburg, NJ, retiring in 1984. Anne and Harlan enjoyed traveling both domestic and abroad. Anne was a member of the ski patrol at Big Boulder Ski Area and her hobbies in later years were amateur (ham) radio, gardening, and spending time with her beloved family. Anne will be lovingly remembered by her family and friends as a wonderful lady whose kindness, grace, love, and joy was infectious and uplifting to everyone she encountered.
Anne is preceded in death by sisters: Arcangela Fritzo, Josephine Fatta and Mary Bastinelli; and brothers: Thomas, Santo, Joseph, and Charles Azzalina. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Mary Azzalina of Easton and Geneva Azzalina of Greensboro, NC, as well as many loving nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held on Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with an additional calling hour on Saturday from 8:15 am to 9:15 am in Morello Funeral Home, Inc., 3720 Nicholas Street, Easton, PA (Palmer Twp.), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 9 th & Lehigh Streets, Easton. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine, Palmer Twp.
Contributions in Anne's memory may be made to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 900 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042, to the Alzheimer's Association, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or to St. Luke's Hospice, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Online condolences may be offered at www.morellofuneralhome.com.
Funeral Service
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
10:00 - 11:00 am
Graveside Service
Northampton Memorial Shrine
Starts at 11:15 am
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