Obituary of Rita C Walsh

Mrs. Rita (Coffey) Walsh, 96, of New Britain, widow of John F. Walsh, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Jerome Home in New Britain. Mrs. Walsh was born in Hartford on March 28, 1917 to the late James A. and Demerise (Allard) Coffey. After graduation from New Britain High School, she worked in various clerical jobs, most notably at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Newington, as secretary to the Assistant Director of the Veterans' Administration Hospital in West Haven, and at the Social Security Administration Office in New Britain, from which she retired. For many years, she was active in the Ladies' Guild at St. Francis of Assisi Church and was an avid square dancer. Our Aunt Rita will be fondly remembered for her eternally kind, compassionate, and generous nature, as well as her needlecraft, baking, and piano-playing skills. Mrs. Walsh is survived by her nephew, Donald Berg, of Southington; and her nieces Eileen Fleming of Summerville, SC; Maribeth Eugene of Lancaster, MA; Kathleen Russo of Plantsville; and Patricia Nadolny of Plainville. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Henry Coffey, and her sisters Bernadette (Bernice) Berg and Lauretta Coffey. Funeral services will be held Friday with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Church 1755 Stanley St. New Britain. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, New Britain. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30 until the time of the Mass at the Farrell Funeral Home 110 Franklin Sq. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.