Jaqueline Breen McGuire, 89, of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Hamden Health Care Center. She was the widow of Francis J. McGuire. Born in New Haven on March 6, 1929, the daughter of the late Mary and Harold Breen of West Haven. She was predeceased by both her sons; Robert (Bob) Corcoran McGuire, Sr. and Kevin Sean McGuire and her beloved grandson Robert (Bobby) Corcoran McGuire, Jr. She is survived by her granddaughters Erin (David) McGuire Marquis, Kara (Joseph) McGuire Redente and daughter-in-law Ellen D’Agostino McGuire. Jackie was a devoted mother, and grandmother and will be missed. She resided in the city of West Haven for much of her life and retired from the School of Art and Design at Yale University in 2003, where she was a friend and confidant to the numerous graduate students she encountered during her many years of service at Yale. The family would like to thank the staff at Hamden Health Care Center for their dedication and the care they provided to Jackie during her time of residence at the facility

Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family. The North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue has been entrusted with arrangements. A Mass of Remembrance will be held at a future date. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial contribution may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 925 White Plains Road, Trumbull, CT 06611