Don-Jene ?DJ? Farrance, 81, formerly of Mattydale died on Wednesday at Loretto. She was a resident of Mattydale for 50 years and was the daughter of the late Herman and Emma Hawkins LeComte.
Don-Jene was employed at Trident Printing Company. She was the president of the Resident Council at Loretto, a member of Spinning Wheel Pitch League and loved to play cards and bingo.
She was predeceased by her husband William. Surviving are her sons, William Susan Farrance Jr., of East Syracuse, David Kathy Farrance, of Liverpool, her daughter Jacqueline James Antoine, of Kirkville and ?adopted? daughter Christine McClinthin, of Liverpool, 8 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, her sisters Patricia Rosenfeld, of East Syracuse, and June Hough, of Fort Mill, SC, and her brother, Glen LeComte, of Liverpool.
Friends may call from 4 to7 pm Friday at the Krueger Funeral Home 2619 Brewerton Rd. Mattydale. Funeral services will be 8:00 am Saturday at the funeral home, mass will be at 9:00 am at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 137 Gertrude Street, North Syracuse, followed by burial at White Chapel Cemetery. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Loretto 7th Floor Residence Fund, c/o ESM-NS Credit Union, 7200 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057.