Agnes Leary
d. October 10, 2013
Agnes Leary
MIDDLEBURY- Mrs. Agnes C. (Larson) Leary, 95 formerly of Middlebury, passed away Thursday afternoon Oct. 10, 2013 at Paradigm Health Care of Prospect. She was the wife of the late Frank Leary who passed away in 1997 after 52 years of marriage.
Agnes was born in Bristol, Jan 4, 1918, a daughter of the late Gustave and Ebba (Akeson) Larson, and moved to Waterbury where she attended local schools and Wilby High School. She first was employed at the Naugatuck Glass Co. and later at Timex in Middlebury and Bendix Corp. in Cheshire, retiring in 1987. Agnes was an avid bowler, and loved gardening. She also enjoyed swimming and on many summer days could be seen swimming at the MRA in Middlebury. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Waterbury Swedish Junior League.
Agnes is survived by her two daughters, Lynda Mellette and her husband Ronald of Waterbury, and Beth Platt and her husband Craig of Wolcott and a son, Daniel F. Leary of Silver City, New Mexico; one sister, Gertrude Kearney of New Britain; 3 grandchildren, Gregory Mellette, Karen Kleinschmidt and Christine Leary; 4 great-grandchildren, Kevin, Kaylyn, and Carolyn Kleinschmidt and Gabriella Leary. She also leaves her dear and thoughtful friend Ann Ward of MA. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elsie Johnson, Ellen Kennedy and her brother, Einar Larson.
The family wishes to thank the Nurses and staff of Paradigm Health Care Center of Prospect for their excellent caregiving.
Funeral services for Agnes will be held on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1555 Hamilton Ave., Waterbury, 06706. Family and Friends are asked to meet directly at church prior to the service. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 669 Platt Rd., Watertown, 06795. The Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury, 9 Holmes Ave. is assisting the family with all the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of Conn., 45 Ash St., East Hartford, 06108-3272 (alaofct@alact.org) or The Middlebury Vol. Fire Dept., 65 Tucker Hill Rd., Middlebury, 06762-2512.
Agnes was born in Bristol, Jan 4, 1918, a daughter of the late Gustave and Ebba (Akeson) Larson, and moved to Waterbury where she attended local schools and Wilby High School. She first was employed at the Naugatuck Glass Co. and later at Timex in Middlebury and Bendix Corp. in Cheshire, retiring in 1987. Agnes was an avid bowler, and loved gardening. She also enjoyed swimming and on many summer days could be seen swimming at the MRA in Middlebury. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Waterbury Swedish Junior League.
Agnes is survived by her two daughters, Lynda Mellette and her husband Ronald of Waterbury, and Beth Platt and her husband Craig of Wolcott and a son, Daniel F. Leary of Silver City, New Mexico; one sister, Gertrude Kearney of New Britain; 3 grandchildren, Gregory Mellette, Karen Kleinschmidt and Christine Leary; 4 great-grandchildren, Kevin, Kaylyn, and Carolyn Kleinschmidt and Gabriella Leary. She also leaves her dear and thoughtful friend Ann Ward of MA. She was predeceased by her sisters, Elsie Johnson, Ellen Kennedy and her brother, Einar Larson.
The family wishes to thank the Nurses and staff of Paradigm Health Care Center of Prospect for their excellent caregiving.
Funeral services for Agnes will be held on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1555 Hamilton Ave., Waterbury, 06706. Family and Friends are asked to meet directly at church prior to the service. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 669 Platt Rd., Watertown, 06795. The Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury, 9 Holmes Ave. is assisting the family with all the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of Conn., 45 Ash St., East Hartford, 06108-3272 (alaofct@alact.org) or The Middlebury Vol. Fire Dept., 65 Tucker Hill Rd., Middlebury, 06762-2512.
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