Lucille Thomas Hines, beloved wife of 57 years of the late Harry M. Hines, passed away peacefully at Connecticut Hospice in the early morning hours of August 19, 2023 surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Ralph and Anna Thomas on June 5, 1933. Born to be a Mom, Lucille leaves behind her five daughters and their families. She was an incredible role model to Linda Zunda, Laura Fucci (Bob), Lisa Brennan (Jay), Leslie Bravato (Steve), and Leigh Hines (Walter Pierson), mother-in-law of Stanley Zunda, grandmother of Jennifer Zunda (Bob Nicolella), Maddie Fucci, Sienna Fucci, Jay Brennan (Melissa), Ryan Brennan, Andrew Bravato, Julianna Bravato, and great granddaughter, Hailey Nicolella. She is survived by her brother, Pat Thomas (Rosa), her sixth “daughter” and niece, Marcie Scalia, sisters-in-law Mary Jane Roy and Rosemary Petrosemolo (Eddy), as well as brother-in-law, Butch Hines. She was pre-deceased by her brothers Gregory Fuimara and Marshall Thomas as well as several brothers and sisters-in-law from the Hines family. She also leaves behind many dear nieces and nephews, and many, many wonderful friends. Lucille graduated from West Haven High School in 1951. She attended Stone Business School and was a secretary at Armstrong prior to having her girls. A very proud and very busy stay-at-home Mom, she returned to work in the Town of North Haven Assessors’ Office after her daughters had grown. She worked there until her retirement. She had many loves in her life: first and foremost, her family coming together for celebrations all throughout the year. She was a great cook and enjoyed creating wonderful meals for family and friends. She loved spending special time with her grandchildren, being at the beach in Rhode Island, playing cards with her great neighbors in her “She Shed”, being with her wonderful Quail Run family, and simply being with people for whom she cared. She will be remembered first and foremost for her selfless love and dedication to her family and friends, for her strength, her wonderful sense of humor, her kindness, and her firm belief in her religion. She taught her daughters to be strong, successful women and modeled that strength every day of her life up to her last.
Family and friends may visit the family on Monday, August 21st at the Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave, North Haven, Connecticut from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Avenue in North Haven on Tuesday, August 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven. The family is most grateful for the wonderful staff on the 5-7 Cardiac floor of Yale New Haven Hospital who went above and beyond to make her comfortable, and especially to the amazing staff at Branford Hospice, whose support, kindness, and caring will be forever remembered by her daughters. All of you made her feel so loved and supported. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Branford Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd, Branford, CT 06405 or https://www.hospice.com/donate/.
Rest i peace Lucille. I know Harry is so happy to be with you once again! Love and prayers to your girls and all the family
My condolences to all. RIP.
Lucille thank you for bringing me into the fold so quickly when I became friends with your eldest in grad school. Those dinners up in Rhode Island were epic and so delicious. I always felt welcomed and you would validate my craziness with laughter and a promise to pray for me! You have 5 daughters who are crazy about you and their families as well. You are leaving a legacy of strong faith, pure love and of finding joy and laughter in a world that can make that challenging. You did a great job here and now you are with your beloved Harry. I will miss you saying “ Hi Hon!” just the way my mother used to say. You will be missed and forever loved. ❤️🌹🙏🏼
I will miss Sunday communion with Carol, you and I, the laughter the tears, sharing troubles and joys, reminiscing, always supporting and encouraging each other with the challenges life provided. I miss you and your beautiful family already but have many wonderful memories. Thank you. I’m not losing you because you will ever be in my heart and prayers.