Marilyn Murray Gagliardi

Marilyn Murray Gagliardi, 87, of Wethersfield and Ludlow, VT, died peacefully on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Hartford Hospital. Born on November 16, 1936 in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Mary L. Murray and Salvatore J. Gagliardi. Marilyn earned her Associate’s Degree at Green Mountain Junior College and her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Hartford. She worked in public relations for the Fuller Brush Company and retired from the Travelers Insurance Company. A woman of strong will, Marilyn was loyal, methodical, thrifty and a lover of dogs and all things Vermont. She very much enjoyed the time she spent at her “camp” on Lake Rescue in Vermont. Marilyn was an enthusiastic member of the RVing Women for 24 years, travelling throughout the United States with these intrepid women. She cheered on the UCONN and Connecticut Sun women’s basketball teams and was an avid Elvis fan.

Marilyn is survived by her nephews, Clay (Lisa) Gregory, Mark (Kara) Gregory and niece, Karen Versanti, as well as eight great nephews and great nieces and her Gagliardi, Brandt and Cunningham cousins.

In addition to her parents, Marilyn is predeceased by her brother, James, and her companion of 43 years, Beverly Newton. The family is grateful to her wonderful caregiver for nearly four years, V White.

Visitation will be Wednesday, August 7 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. concluding with a Prayer Service at 11:30 a.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield. Interment will follow in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield. Donations in Marilyn’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 111 Founders Plaza, 2nd Floor, East Hartford, CT 06108. To share a memory of Marilyn, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com