Marie Hayes Obituary

In Old Saybrook, Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Marie C. Hayes of Clinton. Marie was born on September 21, 1921 in Binghamton, NY, daughter of Irene Kenney Cuneo and Edward A. Cuneo. She lived in Hamden, CT for many years before moving to Madison, CT where she lived for 18 years and then moved to Virginia ultimately returning to Clinton. She was past president of the Handweavers Guild of CT, was a member of the Board of Directors of Guilford Handcrafts Assoc, was on the Board of the CT Society Assoc of the Blind, and was on the Madison Community Assoc as Traffic Director. In Virginia she was active at Sully Plantation and under the auspices of the State Dept met third world students at the Airport. She and her husband Frank travelled the 50 states in their motor home and then retired to Naples, FL.

Survived by her husband of 66 years, Frank and sons, Michael and his wife Cheryl of Deep River and Greg of Clinton. Also survived by a sister, Rita Alexander of West Haven. Predeceased by two sisters, Theodora Alexander and Kyrine Scott.

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Mary’s of the Visitation Church, 54 Grove St, Clinton, CT 06413 on Wednesday, December 29, at 10:30am. Burial will follow Mass in Resurrection Cemetery, Westbrook. Friends may call Tuesday, December 28 from 4 – 8 pm at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St, Guilford. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mrs. Hayes may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For more information or to send an online condolence for the family, please visit www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com