Denise Anne Frabotta's Obituary
Denise Anne Frabotta (nee Novarese), age 66, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake after a sudden illness. She was born on April 18, 1958, in Memphis, TN and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for 1 ½ years, moving from Carlisle Township. Denise loved crocheting and knitting, building crossword puzzles, watching soap operas and playing Bingo.
She is survived by her brother Dwayne (Pam) Novarese; sister Gina Callahan; niece Sara Callahan; nephews Spencer (Alyssa) Novarese and Keith (Caitlyn) Novarese; step nephews Andrew (Alyssa) Minnich and Timothy Minnich; great niece Chloe; great nephew Bentley; step great nephew Maverick.
Denise was preceded in death by her husband Paul R. Frabotta; parents Irma (nee Gaia) and Arthur Novarese; brother-in-law Terry Callahan; sister-in-law Irene Novarese.
Family will receive friends in the Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville on Wednesday, April 2 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Memorial Service Friday, April 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Rev. David Burman will officiate. Inurnment will be in Sugar Ridge Cemetery, North Ridgeville.
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