FRANCES CATHERINE KOLENICH (nee Soukup), age 88, passed away on April 2, 2024, at the Arbors at Streetsboro. Cherished daughter of the late Victor and late Anna (nee Billek) Soukup; beloved wife of the late Jerome John Kolenich; loving mother of Brian (Marie) Kolenich of Lodi, OH, Denice (Raymond) Marcinko of Elyria, OH, Gregory (Jeanette) Kolenich of Florida, and Susan (James, Sr.) Riley of Shalersville, OH; dearest grandmother of Karl and Nikolas Kolenich, Allison Riley (Jonathan Cyphert), Katelyn Riley, Naval Petty Officer, James Riley Jr. and Kyle Rollins; dear great-grandmother of Iris Kolenich; sister of Karl (Ann) Soukup of Northfield, OH, Barb (Tony) Shumar of Smock, PA. and the following deceased, Steve and Victor Jr. Soukup, and Theresa Ripko. Frances was surrounded by her children and grandchildren when the Angels of Heaven came to take her home. Friends and family received at ST. JOHN FUNERAL HOME, 923 BROADWAY AVE., BEDFORD (ONE MILE WEST OF FORBES-BROADWAY EXIT OF I-271), Wednesday, April 10 from 3:00 – 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial, Thursday, April 11 at St. Mary Church, Bedford at 10:00 AM followed by burial at All Saints Cemetery, Northfield.