Colette R. Cooney

Colette (Robert) Cooney, 86, of South Windsor, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on January, 28, 2016. Colette was the only child of Norbert and Jeanne (Caron) Robert and grew up in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford. In 1947 she married the love of her life, Edward T. Cooney and they moved to East Hartford where they raised their family and later they moved to South Windsor.

Colette loved to explore New England with many trips to her favorite spots in Maine and Cape Cod. At home, she enjoyed nothing more than an afternoon sitting on her deck with her flowers and watching her birds. She was also an avid fan of the Women’s UConn Huskies. The biggest delight in her life was her family and the times she cherished most were those spent surrounded by them.

Colette leaves her children, Brian Cooney and Karen Harp both of South Windsor; her daughter in-law, Debra Cooney; her former daughter in-law whom she remained very close to, Susan Cooney; seven grandchildren, Patrick Cooney, Paul Cooney and his partner Diane Poirier, Jordyn Cooney and her partner Charlton Carey, Travis Cooney and his wife Ally, Ryan Cooney, Shamus Cooney and his wife Nathalie, Moira Lanz and her husband Steve; her six precious great grandchildren, Aiden, Hailey, Avery, Weston, Jameson and Taryn; her sister in-law Mary Dana; many nieces and nephews and her dear friends, Charlotte Maynard and Marie Delnicki. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward T. Cooney and her son, Timothy Cooney.

Calling Hours will be held on Sunday, February 7th, from 3:00 to 6:00PM, at Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave., East Hartford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, Feb. 8th, at 10:00AM, at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 673 Ellington Rd., South Windsor. Please meet directly at church. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, www.aspca.org.

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