Albany - Thresea Frantzen, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020 with her loving husband by her side. Theresa was the daughter of the late Alex and Bertha Watts. Thresea was the devoted wife to Fran Frantzen. They were married 53 years.
Thresea was born January 12, 1933 in Joppa Maryland. She was a class of 1949 graduate of Old Post Road High School, Joppa, Maryland. She married her husband Fran in 1967. They settled in Knox, NY, living there for nearly 30 years. While there Thresea was a member of the Knox Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxilary, was an avid bowler in the Knox Fire Department and enjoyed many friendships; retiring in Albany. Though she relocated to New York, Thresea always had a place in her heart for Maryland.
Thresea is survived by her children, James Watts, Mark (Janelle) Frantzen, and Brett (Marie) Frantzen; her grandchildren, Jason, Jeremy, Lexy, Joseph, and Julianna; her sisters, Carol Watts Smith-Richardson and Estelle Gregg; and her niece, Lolly Cullum and many other loving relatives and friends.
Thresea is predeceased by her brothers, James F. Watts, Jordan Watts, Donald Watts and her sister, Laura Popp.
Services will be held privately by the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Thresea's memory to the Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center, ATT: Sarah Frisino, 2256 Burdette Avenue, Troy, NY 12180.