Frances Risto (nee Freda), of Verona, formerly of Newark, passed away on Saturday, February 16th, 2019, surrounded by her loving nieces and nephew. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at10:30am on Tuesday February 19th at St Aloysius Church in Caldwell. Entombment at Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. Visiting will be on Tuesday morning prior to the mass from 9am-10am at Caggiano Memorial, 62 Grove St, Montclair.

Fran is survived by her dear sisters, Anne Nigro, and Angela Graziano, and by many beloved nieces and nephews, and was predeceased by her husband Louis Risto, and her sisters, Phyllis Ciriaco and Antoinette Freda and her brothers, Gerard, Joseph, Casimiro and Alfonse Freda.