Carol King-Cyr

Born and raised in West Hartford, Carol was a lifelong lover of all things Connecticut, especially the UCONN Huskies. She was also an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

After receiving her RN degree from St Francis Hospital in Hartford. Carol worked for The Red Cross in the Apheresis Department for twenty five years. She then worked in the bone marrow transplant unit at UCONN Medical Center for five years before retiring and moving to Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Residing there for nearly twenty years, she leaves behind a number of special friends in the panhandle.

Carol was a friend of Bill W’s for nearly 39 years during which she was loved and surrounded by a special family who will miss her terribly.

Carol leaves behind her children Wayne Tirkot and his wife Martha Porteus of Cromwell, James King of East Haddam, Ward King of Plainville and Carolyn Wentworth of Southington, her grandchildren Richard Doski, Brooke Doski, Jaxon Wentworth, Vittoria King, and Rebecca King, as well as great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Leo Gene Cyr and her sister Patricia Tibbals.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 27th at 11 a.m. at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington. Memorial calling hours will be prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

For online condolences and directions please visit, www.dellavecchiasouthington.com

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Red Cross of Farmington, 209 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06032.