Pauline Russo

Waterbury, CT Pauline (Lamoureux) Russo, 86, the widow of Jerry Russo, passed away
peacefully Thursday, May 28, 2015 at her home with her loving family by her side.

Pauline was born March 27, 1929 in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Raoul and Georgianna (Raymond) Lamoureux and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. Pauline was a loving and dedicated wife, mother and homemaker and devout catholic. She enjoyed cooking, being outdoors and tending to her yard. She was a talented and artistic teacher of ceramics and owned and operated G&G Ceramics Studio for over 20 years. Pauline enjoyed playing cards and loved to travel the US with her late husband Jerry visiting casinos along the way.

Pauline is survived by her 8 children, Jerry Russo and his wife Beverly, Georgie Russo and her life partner Barbara Check, Alan Russo, Anthony (Tony) Russo and his wife Emmie, Sandra Michelsen, Cathy and her husband Mark Schlenk, Rosemary Bisaillon, Angela and her husband Mark Foy, along with her 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Pauline is predeceased by 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Her family extends heartfelt thanks to her caregiver Gifty, whom Pauline described as her guardian angel.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, June 1, 2015 at 10:00am at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 1006 New Haven Road, Naugatuck. Friends are asked to go directly to the church. Calling hours are Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue, Naugatuck. To honor Pauline’s memory, contributions may be made to the Connecticut Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, P.O. Box 308, Canterbury, CT 06331 or to the National Kidney Foundation, 1463 Highland Avenue, Cheshire, CT 06410.