Mildred “Millie” Shea Seymour, age 105, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Edward C. Seymour Sr., passed away peacefully on December 10, 2013 at her residence with her loving family by her side.
Millie was born on April 22, 1908 in Bridgeport and was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Sarah Beatrice Murphy Shea.
Millie was a loving mother and grandmother, avid gardener, seamstress, always up for a game of cribbage, a fun loving practical joker and loved her ice cream. She was a retired employee of the Connecticut National Bank where she worked for 25 years in their adjustment department and was one of the first members of Our Lady of Grace Church in Stratford.
Millie is survived her loving son John Arthur Seymour and wife Linda of Branford, devoted daughter Joan Lucas and husband Fred of Stratford, nine grandchildren Cindy Roberto and husband Fred, Edward Seymour III and wife Beverly, Chester Seymour Jr., Gail Mitchell and husband John, Darlene Discko and husband Brian, Diana Santo and husband Jack, John Seymour Jr., Wendy Macisco and husband Lenny, Mark Seymour and wife Wendy, 19 great grandchildren, one great great granddaughter Charlotte Copper, two daughters-in-law Ruth Seymour and Barbara Seymour and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her beloved husband Edward, Millie was also predeceased by her son Edward C. Seymour Jr., granddaughter Ruth Margaret Dean, and two brothers William Paul Shea and John Gordon Shea.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Galello-Luchansky Funeral Home 2220 Main Street Stratford and at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of Grace Church 497 Second Hill Lane Stratford where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Msgr. Martin Ryan. Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the Galello-Luchansky Funeral Home on Friday from 4 -7 PM.
The family expresses warm and loving gratitude to her caregiver Grace Badu.
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