Irene R. Durol, age 84, of North Haven, CT entered into eternal rest on July 9, 2013, surrounded by her daughters after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Joseph A Durol. Irene was born on August 26, 1928 in Southington, CT, daughter of the late Theodore and Mary Zalenski. She and her husband were the co-founders of the Durol Company, an aerospace company, located in Hamden, CT. Irene leaves her three daughters Cynthia (Alfred) Civitello of Hamden, Joyce Durol (Robert) Folbrecht of Windsor, CO and Carol (Charles) Newman of North Haven. She also leaves her grandchildren,Cheryl (Jonathan) Carreiro, Joseph (Nicole) Civitello, Paul (Danielle) Newman, Michael Newman, Carey Folbrecht, Nathan Folbrecht and her great grandchildren Ava Civitello and Jordan Newman who brought her so much joy. Irene was predeceased by two brothers, Theodore Zalenski and Raymond (Chip) Zalenski. Besides her family, Irene leaves her godchild Lorraine Zuwallack, many nieces and nephews and loyal employees of the Durol Company. Irene was a member of the Sacred Heart Academy Mother’s Club for over 10 years and served as President of the executive board. She was member of the Auxiliary of the Hospital of St Raphael’s and volunteered her time at the hospital as well as the former Bentley Garden Nursing Home in West Haven, CT. She was named to the Advisory Board of Colonial Bank in Hamden in 1986.
Irene loved to travel especially to Colorado and Las Vegas and went on many cruises with her family and friends. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Vanessa Pomarico APRN and Dr. Christin Knowlton for the comfort and excellent care they provided her during her illness. Irene was a wonderful, caring, and generous, mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She was loved by her family and will be greatly missed.
Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT at 9:30 AM on Monday, July 15, 2013 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St Barnabas Church, at 10AM. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. The visiting hours will be on Sunday from 5-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St Ann’s Soup Kitchen, 930 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT, 06514, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Attn: Tribute Program, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148, or CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.
We met Irene in Windsor, Colorado, when she would come to visit her daughter Joyce and husband Bob and their two children–Carrie and Nathan. I was always in awe of her interest in just living the fullest life she could live. I know she will be missed by all.
We are friends of Joyce and Bob Folbrecht and know how much Irene will be missed. We met her in Colorado and enjoyed her humor and vitality very much.
It sounds like she had a very full and loving life.
All Our Sympathy
Joe and Patty
CYNTHIA, JOYCE, CAROL AND FAMILY. I KNOW I DO NOT HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT A SPECIAL MOM YOU HAVE. SHE WILL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR HEARTS AND IN ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES SHE LEFT BEHIND. I JUST REMEMBER ALL THE SPECIAL TIMES I SPENT GROWING UP AND BEING IN YOUR HOME. ALL THE TIMES WHEN THE NEIGHBORS WOULD COME TO OUR HOUSE FOR A GAME OF CARDS. SHE WAS A SPECIAL LADY AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE MISSED BY SO MANY.
KNOW THAT SHE AND ALL OF YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS.
Cindy & Al: God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, So He put his arms around her, And whispered “Come with me”. With tearful eyes you watched her, And saw her pass away. Although you loved her dearly, You could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest, God broke your hearts to prove to you, He only takes the best. Our thoughts, prayers and love are with you at this most difficult time… You only get one mother.