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Frances Shilowich, an East Hampton resident since 1964, died at home on December 30, of cancer, surrounded by her family. She was 87 and had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago.
“Franny,” as she was fondly known, was born February 16, 1928, in Brooklyn to Joseph and Rose Giglio. In September 1947, she married Walter Shilowich, who predeceased her in 1973. She never remarried, as “Walter was the love of her life.”
The Shilowiches followed their love of the beach to East Hampton in the 1950s, beginning with a rental cottage on Sammy’s Beach. They eventually built a summer home in Clearwater Beach in 1960 and then moved there full time in 1964.
Ms. Shilowich was an accountant for Markowitz and Preische for many years before moving to her own private practice. She spent many years working with local businesses, counting William deKooning as a longtime client and friend.
She enjoyed gardening, reading, tennis and card playing, and she was an accomplished knitter. Every one of her children’s families has an afghan or two to remember her by.
She is survived by three children and their spouses, Barbara and Douglas Bennett of North Carolina, Walter and Barbara Shilowich of New Jersey, and Richard Shilowich and Terri Rauch of East Hampton; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Jan 4, 2016