Esperanza Frances Gillenwater-Lemasters Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Esperanza Frances Gillenwater-Lemasters of Akron, Ohio, born in Lackawanna, New York, who passed away at the age of 97, on December 26, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Pasqual Gracia and Rose Marie Gracia; her sisters, Irene Muno and Carmella Hall (Geraldine); and her husbands, Karl Kay Gillenwater and Donald Dean Lemasters.
She is survived by: her friends, Hope, Fran and Frannie; her children, Randall Kay Gillenwater (Kimberly) of Akron, Craig Dean Gillenwater (Leeann) of Barberton, Denise Hope Heischman of Akron and Melinda Marie Hengst (Gordon) of Cibolo, Texas.; her grandchildren, Janine Seese (Mathew), Bradley (Amanda), Nicholas Wegner (Leann), Mark Heischman (Jen), Ryan Gillenwater (Lisa), Dustin Gillenwater (Alyssa), Marcos, Javier and Julia Gutierrez; and her great grandchildren, Abigail, Nathaniel, Noelle Seese, Bradley, Andrew Wegner, Greta, Gwyneth Gillenwater, Harrison, Hadley Gillenwater, Baby Boy Gutierrez and Benavides.
Memorials may be made in Fran's memory to the American Cancer Society in honor of her late husband, Karl, or St Jude Children's Hospital, a favorite charity of Fran and her family.
