Marian L. Failla

Marian L. Failla, 95, passed away peacefully of natural causes on January 10, 2021. She was born to Salvatrice (Pavano) Failla and Sebastiano Failla in Hartford. She graduated from Hartford Public High School and was able to attend the 50th reunion of her class. Marian began her career in the Federal Foreign Service and worked in posts in Paris, Morocco and Tel Aviv. She traveled extensively and voyaged on the Lusitania. Her souvenirs were fascinating and the stories about how she acquired them were the best part of Christmas Eve family gatherings. She returned home from her position with the Foreign Service to help with family matters. She began her next career with the Veterans’ Administration in Hartford. While home, she attended the University of Connecticut and was awarded her Bachelor of Arts degree. She became a literacy teacher in night school and helped Hartford students learn English as well as reading. Marian was quite a gamer in retirement and enjoyed bridge, setback, cribbage and scrabble. She is predeceased by her parents; her two sisters, Rose Failla and Sally (Failla) Fumiatti; a brother, Salvatore Failla and a nephew, John Fumiatti. Marian will be forever missed by her niece and husband, Lorrie and Paul Kellogg and her nephew, Thomas Fumiatti, as well as many great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Marian was well liked and admired by all of the people she met on her life’s journey.

A private graveside service will be held and a celebration of her life is planned for later in the year. Donations in Marian’s memory may be made to Foodshare, 450 Woodland Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002. The D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield has been entrusted with the arrangements. To share a memory of Marian with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.