PROSPECT — Mary Ellen (Dowd) King, 73, of Prospect, passed away peacefully at her home on April 22, 2023, while surrounded by the love of her family. She struggled with Huntington’s disease for more than 25 years. She was the loving wife of Jonathan King.
Mary Ellen was born in Howard Beach, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes (Fitzpatrick) Dowd. Before her retirement, for more than 35 years she taught theology at Holy Cross High School. She loved to do crafts and make decorations.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Ian King and his wife Michelle of Naugatuck, and Eric and Amber King of West Hartford and their children, Mary Ellen’s precious grandchildren, Noah and Avery; as well as her sisters Denise Ford of New York, Dorothy Moser of Watertown, Nora Maldonado of South Dakota; and her brother Thomas Dowd of New York.
She was predeceased by her sister Loretta Ward and her parents.
A celebration of life service was to be Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Prospect Memorial/The Palmerie Family Funeral Home, 122 Waterbury Road, Prospect. Visitation was to be from noon to 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America at hdsa.org.
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