Annette M. (Harden) Gagnon, 83

Annette M. (Harden) Gagnon, 83, of Wolcott, widow of Norvel Gagnon, died on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Bristol Hospital.  Annette was born on Jan. 22, 1940, in Bristol and was the only child of the late Clifford and Marie (Fournier) Harden.

She was raised in Bristol where she graduated from Bristol High School and married and raised her family. She and Norvel settled in Wolcott in 1987 and she was a parishioner of St. Basil the Great Parish, Wolcott. She enjoyed word search puzzle books, jigsaw puzzles, reading and playing Yahtzee. 

Annette is survived by two daughters: Lynn Reed and husband, Steve of Bristol, and April Gallagher and husband, Tim of Sedalia, Colo.; a step-grandson: Danal Hein; a step-great-granddaughter: Jessica Kokiel; and two step-great-great-grandsons: Carter and Vincent.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 8:45 a.m. from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, to St. Pius X Church, 525 Woodtick Rd., Wolcott, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.  

Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home on Friday between 5 and 7 p.m. Please visit Annette’s memorial website at www.FunkFuneralHome.com.


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