Frances Brodrick

Frances Jeanne (Booth) Brodrick, 87, died at Wesley Acres in Des Moines on November 22, 2008 as the result of a stroke. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 28, 2008 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St, with Rev. Lee Webb officiating. Following the service burial will be at Glendale Cemetery.
Frances was born December 17, 1920 in Washington, IA to Orion D. and Nellie (Truckenmiller) Booth. Frances graduated from high school in West Chester, IA and from AIB in Des Moines. She was a bookkeeper and statistical typist, eventually retiring from KPMG (formerly Peat, Merriwick). Frances was united in marriage to C. Nelson Brodrick in Des Moines on August 15, 1948. She was a longtime member of Union Park United Methodist Church. Frances loved dogs, playing cards, visiting with friends and watching basketball. She was a very organized, kind, loving and gentle person.
Surviving is: her step-son, Harry (Lynn) Brodrick of Newton, IA; her step-daughter, Martha Abbas of Des Moines; 5 step-grandchildren, Carolyn Quinn of Crystal Lake, IL, Charles (Tammy) Yabuta-Brodrick of Roselle, IL, Julie (Daniel) Long of Des Moines, Michael (Edina) Abbas of Memphis, TN and Jeffrey (Haruhi) Abbas of Iowa City; 12 step-great-grandchildren, Collin, Megan and Ryan Quinn, Keith and Jacqueline Yabuta-Brodick, Ilana and Jessie Dennis, Alyssa, Elise, Hayley and Akane Abbas, Tajma Hubijer; and a step-great-great-granddaughter, Caitlyn Wood. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; brother, Melvin; sister, Esther; step-great-granddaughter, Kecia Abbas and a step-son-on-law, Dale Abbas.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to her church or to Wesley Acres or Wesley Community Hospice.
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