Cecilia (Short) Fortier died peacefully at home July 1, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born in New Haven, the daughter of Christopher Short and Cecilia Cain. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth L. Fortier whom she married on February 7, 1945, and who died in 2008.
She graduated from Saint Raphael’s Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse while raising her family.
She is survived by six children: Mary Fortier Shea, of Higganum; Christine Talenda (Robert), of Uniontown, OH; Barbara Whitlock (William), of Sanford, NC; Richard Fortier (Margaret), of Medford, MA; Joseph Fortier (Adrian), of Cheshire; and Katherine Guerra, of Madison. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, July 6, at 11:00 am at St. Lawrence Church, 7 Hemlock Drive, Killingworth.
Donations in her memory may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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