Fran E. Gerren

Frances Evelyn Gerren

          Fran Gerren, 76, of Bonne Terre passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Country Meadows Nursing Home.  She was born on Sunday, January, 18, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Hugo John and Evelyn Mae (Wooldridge) Baldesi.  Fran was a member of the Gospel Light Free Will Baptist Church where she volunteered with the children and enjoyed going on church trips.  She loved Cardinal baseball, listening to music, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

           In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Milton Gerren, Sr.; daughters, Jeanette Navin and Mary Hoffman; two brothers, William and Tom Baldesi.  

          Fran is survived by her children, Edward Hoffman, Thomas Baldesi, Evelyn Hoffman, Particia Blair, Robert Baldesi, Hugo Gerren, Nicholas Gerren, Lisa Pratt, Kevin Gerren; sister, Dori Ricciotti; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.

          Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 9:00 AM until service time of 11:00 AM at C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Bonne Terre with Rev Larry Allison officiating. Burial to follow at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Missouri School for the Blind Attn: Supt. Geoffrey Barney 3815 Magnolia Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110