Beatrice “Bea” Fresco, 86 passed away Wednesday July 13, 2022 at St. Mary Medical Center.
Born and raised in Lambertville, Bea moved to West Amwell Twp. in 1964. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church and had been employed by the Hopewell Valley Board of Education as the secretary of Transportation. A very family-oriented person, Bea loved spending time with friends and relatives enjoying a glass of wine.
Daughter of the late Oliver and Florence Nola Welsh, widow of Joseph Fresco and sister of the late Frank Welsh, she is survived by two sons, John Fresco and his wife Jill, Blaine Fresco, three daughters, Joanne Burley, Mary Lee Fresco, Marcy Bowles and her husband Mark, one sister Wanda Mims, and her grandchildren, Michael Fresco and his wife Miriam, Joseph Burley, Jill Fresco, Daniel Burley and his wife Molly, Jennifer Baltz and her husband Jon, Jonathan Burley and his wife Kait, Cassandra Fresco, Sarah Burley, Joshua Burley, Megan Bowles and her two great grandchildren Lillian Burley and Brady Baltz.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday July 26th, at 2;00 pm at the Garefino Funeral Home, 12 N. Franklin St. Lambertville, NJ. Burial will follow in the Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Twp. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 12:00 noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s New Jersey 425 Eagle Rock Ave. Suite 203, Roseland, NJ 07068.