Shirley Ruth Francer. Age 95. Died September 5, 2024. Born on May 26, 1929 in Mattapan to Dora and Harry Lakin. She will always be in the hearts of her family, her wide group of friends, and all the people whose lives she touched over the years. Shirley was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 72 years, Hecky, who was everything to her, and her family was the most important thing in her life. She is survived by her children, Sharon Francer, Laurence Francer and his husband, Jerome, and Beth Napurano and her husband, Chris; her brother Eugene Lakin and his wife Terri; and her grandchildren, Harrison and Benjamin Wurth. She will also be missed by their father, Andrew Wurth. Shirley grew up in a loving family and was very close with her aunts, uncles, and cousins. An ice cream factory and candy store were the Lakin family businesses and thus her lifelong sweet tooth was born. She spent one year at the University of Miami and then transferred to Boston University where she graduated with a degree in Education and French. After marrying Hecky, they moved to Brookline where she worked at Filene’s in downtown Boston as a personal shopper and briefly taught French before moving to Hull to raise their family. Shirley and Hecky had a large group of friends through their affiliation with Temple Beth Shalom of Hull, where Shirley taught Hebrew School and was heavily involved in both the local and regional chapters of Hadassah. Shirley and Hecky would travel with their group of friends to the Catskills and Martha’s Vineyard but, mostly, they just enjoyed being on the beach with family. Shirley and Hecky loved music and they were subscribers to the Boston Symphony for over 50 years. They loved fine restaurants, but none ever rivaled Shirley’s cooking. She will be remembered for her gourmet cuisine, her impeccable taste in fashion, and as one half of a beautiful couple – Shirley and Hecky.
Funeral Service will be held in the Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 1668 Beacon St. BROOKLINE on Tuesday, September 10th at 12:30pm. The service will be live streamed, please visit Shirley’s obituary at www.stanetskybrookline.com to join the service on Tuesday. Interment will follow in the Shepetovka Cemetery, West Roxbury. Shiva will be observed after the cemetery service at the home of Adrianne and Elliot Sternthal.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Temple Beth Shalom, 600 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA 02045 or the Dr. Ruth McLain Hospice House, 670 Washington Street, Braintree, MA 02184.
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