th at home after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Richard M. Maraziti.
Born in Salem, MA Fran was the daughter of the late Bertha (Collins) and James Gallant. She was a 1950 graduate of Salem High School. She married in 1951 and shortly after relocated to Rhode Island.
Fran was a homemaker when her children were growing up and then started a career with Viking Tours of Newport where she held several different jobs working first as a tour guide, then in the corporate office and ending her career working for Viking Boat tours. Her greatest joys were her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.