Gene Froeschl passed away at age 92 in Middletown, RI on August 19. She was the only child of John and Catherine Schaurer. Gene grew up and spent much of her life in Woodhaven, Queens. In her youth she enjoyed going to the beach and dancing on roller skates. After graduating from Franklin K. Lane HS, she worked in the insurance industry in the financial district of Manhattan. She met her husband Henry at the roller rink. They married in 1946. Three children quickly followed. 
Gene was a stay-at-home mom, making sure her children had everything they needed to grow up secure and happy. When her children got older, Gene went back to work for Pan Am Airways, rising to the position of the director of retirement. Gene and Hennie retired to Barryville, NY, where the family had vacationed at Maple Grove Farm, the boarding house owned by her aunt Minnie Nietzsche. After Hennie’s death, Gene moved to Middleton, RI to be closer to family. 
She leaves her daughters Diane Tobin (Philip) and Marie Froeschl (William Scott), grandchildren Rebecca Braman (Matthew), Michael Morin (Kerry), Austin Tobin (Bobbie Diaz), Kelly Morin and Emily Ferguson (Dan). She also leaves five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry, son Richard and grandson Patrick Tobin. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Ann’s Church Shohola, PA on Monday, August 27 at 10 a.m., with interment following in Barrville NY.