Frances Lederman's life was one worthy of remembering. Driven by love, and a passion for all she came across as much as, if not more than resilience she was a mother, a wife, an author, and an artist. She embraced the world with an open heart, and valued freedom, God, and her friendships above all else. Coming from a large family she had gathered enough memories for a lifetime early, and was a quiet, reserved person in her later years. Even then her love was always unmistakably ever-present. She instilled in those closest to her a sense of genuine faith, love, and wonder, and never discouraged a thought - a rarity in the world. Her sense of humor and wit was something that would never wane, and would leave an impression on those who met her for years to come. She will be missed, and remembered by the people whose lives she touched, and has left her voice indelibly in them. Born on January 9th 1947 to Viola and Frances Norman in Ohio, with a large number of siblings, she is survived by her children Benjamin Lederman, Lori Ann Cordero, Lynne Marie Cordero; four grandchildren Shannon Cordero, Lori Ann Rivera (Cordero), Louis Miguel Rivera (Cordero) and Miguel Angel Rivera (Cordero), her brothers Fred Norman, Patrick (Renner) Norman, James Norman, and her sister Rita Paul; a number of cousins including Nancy Thanavastien, Molly Newberry, and Walter Norman as well as a number of nieces and nephews. She is with those departed from us now, of whom loved her dearly, including Mary Renner who she would come to know as a mother, her sisters, her brothers, and all those close to her.