NAUGATUCK — Barbara E. (Hatt) (Lahey) Zdanoski, 88, beloved widow of John A. Zdanoski, passed away at Masonicare of Wallingford surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Bidderford, Maine on January 17, 1929, daughter of the late Chester and Rachael (Goldstone) Hatt. A longtime Naugatuck resident, she had retired from Meriden Dress Company. Barbara enjoyed spending her summers in Maine with her family, and loved flowers, gardening, dancing and her grandchildren. She had a zest for life and made a lasting impression on everyone she came in contact with.
Barbara leaves her children, David Lahey of Westbrook, Maine, and loving daughter Lynnea Taylor and Joseph of Meriden; her six grandchildren, Hilda, Alicia, Richard, David, Alyssa and Ariana; her four great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her son, Peter Lahey, and her five siblings; Chester Hatt, Pauline Hatt, Dorothy Lowell, Althea Coffin and Patrcia Lusier.
Her funeral will be held on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck, to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 74 West Main St., Waterbury, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. Calling hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.
