Patricia E. Pasqualucci

BARKHAMSTED — Patricia E. Pasqualucci, 79, died Oct. 5, 2010. Born Feb. 15, 1931, in New Haven, she was a daughter of the late Vera (Stearns) and Ellis Bidwell. She owned and operated Barkhamsted Fuel Co.

Mrs. Pasqualucci served on the Barkhamsted Planning and Zoning Commission and the Barkhamsted Zoning Board of Appeals. She was a member of Eastern Star, the Barkhamsted Senior Center and The First Congregational Church of Barkhamsted, where she sang in the choir. She was also the church treasurer and a member of the search committee and restoration committee. She enjoyed singing with the Laurel City Singers and the Torrington Yankee Chorale. She was active in the Winsted Area Peace Action and volunteered for Hospice Foothills VNA. She had an undying love for horses, dogs and her Irish heritage.

Mrs. Pasqualucci is survived by her former husband, Louis “Babe†Pasqualucci Jr., of Unionville; two daughters, Lynda Hart and her husband, Peter, of Barkhamsted and Donna Pasqualucci-Danila and her husband, Larry, of Barkhamsted; and two grandchildren, Jack and Allyson. She was predeceased by a sister, Leslie Ewing.

The family would like to thank her caregiver, Tammy Kent of West Hartland, for her love, patience, devotion and dedication to their mother.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church of Barkhamsted. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Montano-Shea Funeral Home, New Hartford, has care of the arrangements. Visit an online guestbook at Montano-Shea.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: First Congregational Church, 6 Old Town Hall Road, Barkhamsted, CT 06063 and/or The Barkhamsted Senior Center, 190 River Road, Barkhamsted, CT 06063.

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