Virginia Barbara (Bickel) Bickel Zotti

Virginia B. Zotti, 88, of Westbrook, died on January 27, 2017. She was born on October 26, 1928 in Hartford, CT. to Richard and Julia (Hartl) Bickel. Together with 2 sisters, Julia (Steiner) Douville and Mary (Steiner) Ulrich, the family resided in East Hartford. She was married to Richard Zotti on April 30, 1947 in Hartford, CT, and enjoyed nearly 70 years of marriage. Devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; Mrs. Zotti is survived by her loving husband Richard. They have two children: Richard Jr. and his wife, Bonnie (Smolenski) and daughter Farren, and Zottie Marie and her husband, Steve Childrey; five grandchildren: Nicholas Zotti, Richard L. Zotti III, Anthony Zotti; Paul Childrey and his wife, Alison, and their two children, Jacob and Wesley, and Julia Anna Childrey,

Mrs. Zotti waited on customers in her husband’s shop, Zotti Shoe Service, in Hartford on Main St. opposite the Travelers Insurance Building. She then worked as an Underwriter at The Hartford Insurance Group. She and her husband have been active members of St. Mary’s of the Visitation Catholic Church, Westbrook Seniors, played Mrs. Santa Claus, and volunteered at other town programs.

A Celebration Mass for the life of Virginia will be held on Tuesday January 31st at 10:30am in St. Mary Church of Visitation, 54 Grove St., Clinton, CT. Interment will be held privately in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield. Swan Funeral Home, Clinton is handling the arrangements.