Jeannette Hannah Tatarinowicz

Jeannette Hannah (Talon) Tatarinowicz passed away peacefully on Sunday April 13, 2025 at Cheshire House in Waterbury, where she had been a resident for 7 months. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Henry Tatarinowicz.

Born in Old Town, Maine on August 30, 1923, Jeannette was the daughter of the late Martin and Elvina (Vaillancourt) Talon.

Jeannette moved to Waterbury, Connecticut in the 1940s in search of work. It was there she met Henry, who was serving in the Army at the time, and they married shortly after. Following Henry’s passing in 1973, Jeannette moved to Wolcott to live with her daughter Carol, her husband, and their four children, where she remained for over 30 years.

A quiet, humble woman, Jeannette asked for little but gave much. She enjoyed the simple pleasures of cooking, sewing, and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered for her gentle spirit and quick sense of humor.

She leaves behind two devoted daughters, Carol Genova and her husband Carmen, and Claudia LaValle and her husband Paul. Jeannette will be lovingly remembered by her six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her youngest sister, Rose of California. She was predeceased her siblings Mary, Louis, Francis, Irene, Maurice, Albert, and Marie.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to the staff at Cheshire House in Waterbury for their kind and compassionate care in Jeannette’s final months, as well as to the team at Abbott Terrace Dementia Unit in Waterbury, who cared for her with love and dignity over the course of over ten years.

Arrangements are in the care of Della Vecchia Funeral Home, 690 Woodtick Road, Wolcott. There will be no calling hours. Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Jeannette’s memory may be made to the Dementia Society of America: https://www.dementiasociety.org.