Francine C. Dion, age 78, of Bradenton, Florida passed away on September 8, 2026, in hospice care at Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Before moving to Bradenton in 2021, she lived in Rochester, New Hampshire and on Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham, New Hampshire. She worked for attorney Ron Vigue in Berwick, Maine and then moved on to become a clerk of courts in the Rochester district court system.
She was smart, witty, articulate, a bit sassy at times and passionate about everything she did. She loved all her contacts and they all loved her.
She leaves behind two loving daughters, Nicole Wadleith and Andrea Dion, her loving partner of nineteen years Paul Stolarz, her three grandsons, Patrick Wadleigh, Jeremy Gilbert, Gavin Dion, one granddaughter, Aeryn Wadleigh and her tuxedo kitty Tommygirl. She is predeceased by her mother Germaine Ferland.
Have a good life in heaven Francine, we all love you very much and rest in peace.
Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd Street, Bradenton, Florida, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
