Frances (Bellantoni) Condaxis

Frances Carmela Bellantoni Condaxis, beloved wife of the
late William Peter (Bill) Condaxis, died reluctantly and
peacefully on April 7, 2026. Loving mother of Peter
Condaxis (partner Tricia), Paula Angell (husband Rob),
and Bill Condaxis (partner Cathy). Cherished Yiayia to
Daniel (fiancé Dianna), Thea (partner Dan), Robby,
Mersina (husband Josh), and Big Yiayia to Tessa and
Warren. Devoted sister of the late Natale and Anthony
Bellantoni. Also survived by many beloved nieces,
nephews and godchildren.
Fran was born on November 21, 1925, at 26 East
Springfield St in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of
Sicilian immigrants Marie Carmela Giarrusso Bellantoni
and Joseph Bellantoni. She was delivered by her Grammy
at home because the doctor was at the race track.
Fran attended Girls’ High School in Boston. It was not
typical for women to attend college in 1943 yet Fran’s Aunt
Mary urged her to go to Framingham State College and to
live on campus; this changed the trajectory of her life.
Fran became a Registered Dietitian and moved to New
York City where she worked at Flower Fifth Ave and
Grasslands hospitals. In 1951, to be closer to her family,
Fran took her favorite job, “feeding 2,000 men”, at Brown
University in Providence RI. There she met her love Bill
and lifelong best friends Don, Vinnie and Soc.
Fran loved to cook and entertain often. She was a creative
chef and her food was legendary, in particular her Italian
and Greek meals and her Whoopie Pies. There was always
room for more people at Fran’s table.
Music was important throughout Fran’s life. As a child,
practicing piano for her Grammy after supper got her out
of doing the dishes. Fran got scholarships to the South
End Music School. At Framingham State, she played piano
and sang for the chorus and choir, including a
performance with the Pops at the Hatch Shell on the
Esplanade. Fran found comfort in singing baritone with
the Sweet Adelines when Bill’s work took them to New
York City, Foster City California, Plano Texas, Hong Kong
and when they retired to Bourne on Cape Cod. At Sophia
Snow House, the Independent Senior community where
she lived happily for the last 12 years, she played piano and
enthusiastically attended events.
Fran was fun and vivacious. She loved games and sports
especially the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins. She
was a tough competitor and the ultimate team player. She
loved camp and being a camp counselor. As a kid, Fran
played marbles on the streets of Boston and later
basketball (yes, at 5 feet tall!), field hockey, skiing, tennis
and golf until age 92.
Most of all, Fran loved her family and her friends. Fran’s
feisty nature, her love of life and especially her big heart
will live on in the many people she loved and nurtured.
She was everyone’s mom and will be sorely missed.
Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours at
Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre
St., West Roxbury, on Friday, April 24, from 4:00 to 7:00
PM. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in the
Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury, on
Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 11:00 AM.. Interment will be
at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, on
Monday, April 27, at 10:45 am.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
~ Good Shepherd Community Care Hospice,
https://gscommunitycare.org/Donate
~Community Servings, https://www.servings.org/donate/
~The Home for Little Wanderers, https://
www.thehome.org/