In Memoriam of Anastasia LaFemina

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Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America

Anastasia LaFemina

March 10, 1921 - February 6, 2010

Anastasia Agnes LaFemina, 88, of Lewes, DE, formerly of Old Saybrook, CT, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Beebe Medical Center, with her daughter Joyce LaFemina at bedside. She was born March 10, 1921 in Norwich, CT., daughter of the late George Louis and Lydia (LaPointe) Bryant.

Anne married her husband of 40 years, Francis Joseph LaFemina on January 10, 1949. The family lived and raised their children in Old Saybrook, CT. She was retired from Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc. of Clinton, CT. She enjoyed the beach, gardening, bowling and baking for her family, friends and the community. She and her late husband often travelled to his reunions with the 2nd Armored “Hell on Wheels” Division of the U.S. Army. She enjoyed socializing with the Old Saybrook VFW Post 10153 along with her husband who was secretary of the post at the time. Mrs. LaFemina moved to Delaware in 2005 to reside with her daughter, Joyce and grandson, Justin LaFemina, both of Lewes, DE.

In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband Francis Joseph LaFemina (1989), her son Richard Francis LaFemina (1988) and her dear friend and sister-in-law, Eleanor LaFemina (2002).

She is survived by daughter Christine LaFemina and her partner Robert Adler of Portsmouth, NH, her daughter Joyce, grandson Justin, her nephew Peter Bryant, his wife Kay Bryant and their family of Vero Beach, FL, and her brother-in-law Theodore LaFemina, surviving husband of Eleanor, and their family of Groton, CT.

Friends may call on Monday Feb. 15, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE 19958

Funeral Services and Burial will follow in Old Saybrook, CT.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-7374.

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