Frances Adeline Scala passed quietly away Nov. 16. She was born in the Bronx, daughter of the late Charles Muth and Lola Gallery Muth. Her family settled in Little Silver where Frances attended Red Bank Regional High School. She married in 1950 and ultimately raised her family in Middletown.
Frances worked as an operator at Bell Labs, a job that required, beyond good communication skills, patience and perseverance, attributes which she brought into her home, and can be seen in the lives of her children and grandchildren. She cherished time with family and friends, and was a ferocious reader of romance and mystery novels. Her legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren, with whom she wove many wonderful memories.
Frances will be missed by those grandchildren, Courtney (Zachary) Scala-Smith, Joseph, Abby and Amy Sessock, and by her three daughters, Patricia (Lawrence) Krause, Pamela Sessock, and Cindy Scala, and her son, Andrew D. (Maureen) Scala.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Andrew C. Scala, sister Marjorie Powers, aunt Amanda Muth Clooney and grandmother Adeline (Gredig) Muth.
Visitation was held Nov. 20 with a prayer service Nov. 21 at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Entombment followed at the Fair View Mausoleum in Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a gift in Frances’ memory to NJ Chapter, American Parkinson Disease Association, 120 Albany St., Suite 360, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
The article originally appeared in the November 26 – December 2, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
