Frances "Francey" Wantz Hummel

Frances "Francey" Wantz Hummel, 95, of Massillon and Millersburg, passed away on July 22, 2023. She was born on August 12, 1927 to Frank and Madeline (Schott) Wantz at Massillon, Ohio. She married Hubert H. Hummel on August 19 1949, and they shared almost 65 years until his passing in 2014.

Francey was a Military wife and traveled the world with her husband Hugh, who served in the U.S. Air Force. She worked as a Secretary/Office Manager in the Civil Service until Hugh's retirement. She belonged to the Military Wives Club and the Corvair Club. Francey was a diehard movie fan, an avid reader and collected Hummel figurines with Hugh. Francey was a strong decisive and independent person, who never let life slow her down. She will forever be remembered as a devoted and loving daughter, wife, sister, aunt, great-aunt, great-great aunt and friend.

Francey is survived by her nieces and nephews, William(Cathy) Bright, Frances (Daniel) B Kessler, John (Ellen) Wantz and James (Joyce) Wantz and a host of great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, Francey was preceded in death by her sister Germaine (William) Bright; her brothers James (Eldora) Wantz, Thomas Wantz and Donald Wantz and her nephew Michael (Susan) Wantz

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 11a.m. at St. Michael the Arc Angel Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 10a.m. until the time of the mass. Burial will be at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Messages of sympathy and support can be left at www.paquelet.com