Audrey (Dandurand) Capano, 95, of East Hartford, loving wife of over 69 years of the late Nicholas “Nick” A. Capano, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at The Suffield House in Suffield. Born in Hartford on February 25, 1926, a daughter of the late George Sr. and Pearl (Black) Dandurand, she had been a resident of East Hartford for the past 70 years. Audrey enjoyed her summers at her cottage at Point’ O Woods Beach in Old Lyme where she was a former member of the Association Women’s Club. She was a former communicant of St. Christopher Church, East Hartford. Audrey was a proud and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who cherished her time with her entire family.
Audrey is survived by her daughter, Gloria C. Rager and her partner, Michele Minor, of Ellington; a grandson, Eric James Rager of Manchester; a granddaughter, Lauren Ashley LaPointe and her husband, Matthew, of Manchester; several nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Besides her beloved husband and parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Ann Capano of East Hartford.
Funeral service will be Wednesday (March 31, 2021) at 11 am at the D’Esopo-East Harford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. Burial will follow at Silver Lane Cemetery, (Section HH), East Harford. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Wednesday morning from 10 – 11 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Audrey’s name may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For on-line expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopoeh.com.