Harriett Therkildsen

Miss Harriett Therkildsen, 89, of Waterbury passed away Saturday August 8, 2009 at Waterbury Hospital.

Miss Therkildsen was born September 14, 1919 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Martin A. and Ida (Kruse) Therkildsen and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Leavenworth High School. She was a Laboratory Technician at Scovill Mfg/Century Brass retiring after many years of service. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Good Will Chapter #112 of Watertown. She was a volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation and the American Cancer Society and was a cancer survivor for over 25 years. She was an avid contester who also enjoyed knitting, crocheting and tatting. She was a member of St. Paul's church.

She leaves many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a great great niece and nephew.

Funeral services for Miss Therkildsen will be held Wednesday August 12 at 11 a.m. at the Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury 9 Holmes Avenue. Burial will follow in new Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. If desired memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Painter Cancer Research Fund C/O the Grand Chapter of the Connecticut Order of the Eastern Star P.O. Box 143 Plymouth, CT. 06782 or to the Arthritis Foundation Inc. Connecticut Chapter 35 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT. 06067.