IRENE P KOKAI, 79, OF OLD SAYBROOK, BELOVED WIFE OF FRANK S KOKAI, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 7th WITH HER FAMILY BY HER SIDE. BORN JUNE 26, 1935 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY TO DEZSO AND ELIZABETH POPPER, SHE MARRIED HER HUSBAND FRANK IN 1954. TOGETHER THEY ESCAPED DURING THE REVOLUTION AND SETTLED IN OLD SAYBROOK CT TO START A NEW LIFE. IRENE IS SURVIVED BY HER SONS FRANK D KOKAI AND THOMAS E KOKAI AND HIS WIFE SARA MARSHAL KOKAI BOTH OF CLINTON CT. SHE ALSO LEAVES BEHIND HER TWO GRAND CHILDREN HANNA AND MAKAYLA KOKAI. SHE WAS AN AVID MUSIC AND OPERA LOVER , AND LOVE TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CULTURES. SHE LOVED HER DOGS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE CT VALLEY VIZSLA CLUB. SHE MADE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE SHE WENT AND WILL BE MISSED BY ALL OF HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT ST. JOHN RC CHURCH IN OLD SAYBROOK ON SAT 10/18 AT 11:00 AM
