Obituary of Marie Arute

Marie (Dimeo) Arute, 67, beloved wife of Jeffrey Arute of almost 50 years, passed away June 14, 2011peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 6, 1943 in New Britain, the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Dorio) Dimeo. She graduated from Berlin High school in 1961 and married in 1962. She went on to raise a beautiful family and when all the children were in school, she went to work for Dr.'s Lawrence Koch and Neil Wasserman for the next 25 years. She taught her children and grandchildren the importance of carrying on family traditions and values. She made time to attend all her grandchildren's sporting events, concerts and recitals and made her grandchildren's lives a priority. With her family she loved going boating, the jeep races, old car shows, visiting Cape Cod and Lake George, find seashells at the beach, and winter vacations in Siesta Key, FL with her husband and special friends Bob & Judi McCann. Also, dear to her heart was her son's Buick Grand National she loved to drive. She loved to instill in her children the joy of the holiday traditions and cooking with the family. Marie devoted her life to her four children: Darcy Arute, Sandra Prestash, William Arute, and Kathy Albert and her husband Craig. She was also the perfect "Grammy" to her eight grandchildren who adored her: Tyler and Jordan Kradas, Jeffrey and Colby Prestash, Jaclyn and Morgan Arute, and Peter and Amanda Albert. She is also survived by her sister Antoinette Henshaw, brother and sister in-law Gregory and Christine Arute, mother in-law Marie Arute, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Marie was truly a pillar of strength and inspiration to everyone whose lives she touched and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Her passing leaves a void that can never be filled. The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the staff and doctors of Yale's Smilow Cancer Center, her hospice nurse Cindy Carcia and especially her caregiver Jensine Santiago, and a dear friend Nancie Casalengo for always being there. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 from the Farrell Funeral Home 110 Franklin Square New Britain with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:30 at St. Paul's Church 467 Alling Street Kensington. Burial will follow in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. Visitation for Marie will be held Friday June 17th from 5:00 till 8:00 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Marie's name to St. Paul's Church where she was a lifelong parishioner.