Frances (Franny) Pirozzi of Martins Creek, Pa. peacefully sailed home on Saturday morning June 28. She was born in Raritan, New Jersey on January 17, 1921 to Francesco and Rose Giasullo of Aveleno, Italy . She was the youngest of seven children. She married John Pirozzi and they had four children of their own, Jennifer Carnicelli of Martins Creek Pa, Elvira Woodruff of Martins Creek, Pa., Shelly Carlton of Three Springs, Pa. and John Pirozzi of New York, New York. Franny had seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She kept a stash of chocolate in her frig for any of the little ones who stopped by to see her. Franny was an army nurse in France and Germany during World War II. She served courageously at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, she worked as a baby nurse, an industrial nurse, and cared for the elderly in nursing homes. She was the kind of nurse who could give comfort to anyone, anywhere. If you dropped by Franny's house on any given day you were always welcome at her kitchen table with a cup of tea, some quotes from Jane Austen, and conversation that ranged from politics, to people, birds and flowers, life and death, and all the quirky bits in between. Franny loved to do the daily jumble with her family, though she usually lost. Losing never ruffled her, but only made her smile. She was full to the brim with an original wit and wisdom and enough good humor to comfort us all. She gave useful advice such as "This too shall pass" and "Most Italian girls need a little lipstick"... Her favorite book was The Wind in the Willows. Franny could make an apple pie at a moment's notice. She had very wide, strong, smooth hands. The kind of hands that were made to knead dough, rub a back, or pat a baby's head. She was all roundness of body and spirit. There was nothing sharp-edged or prickly about her. When you sat with Franny in her cozy little house, the smell of her apple pie in the air, you felt all was right with the world. She loved to eat and feed others. She loved to laugh. She was a cross between Buddha and Winnie the Pooh. The Hundred Acre Wood is in mourning today without her.