Obituaries

Louise Ragozzino Kilfeather, 83

The Hamden resident worked for many years at Sargents & Co. in New Haven.

Louise Ragozzino Kilfeather, 83, of Hamden, formerly of Culver Lane, North Haven, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, at her daughter's home in Hamden. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Kilfeather.

Born in New Haven on Nov. 30, 1928, Louise was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Hilda I. Johnson Ragozzino. Louise had worked for the former Sargents & Company of New Haven for many years and later for Bigelow Tea of New Haven for two years until her retirement.

She was the mother of Kathleen (Paul) Manzi of Hamden and Francis (Andrea) Kilfeather of New Haven, the grandmother of Paul Christopher (Jen) Manzi, the great-grandmother of Shaun, Alyssa, Devin, Autumn and Landon.

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She was the sister of Janet Helland of North Haven and the late Margaret Lutz, Lorry Bailey, Philip Ragozzino, Hilda Burghoff. She also is survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great great-nieces, great great-nephews and her grand-dogs Princess, Heidi and Tia.

Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., North Haven, on Saturday morning at 11:30 with the Rev. Timothy Meehan officiating. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. There will be no visiting hours. www.northhavenfuneral.com

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