Cynthia Grinnell

Cynthia Grinnell, 78, of Avon and formerly of Hebron and Hartford, died Monday February 9, 2015. Cynthia was born January 19, 1937 in Providence, RI., daughter of the late Albert & Dorothy (Jennings) Grinnell, she was raised in Littleton, RI., attended local schools and earned a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island. She had lived in Hartford for a few years but had spent most of her life in Hebron. Cynthia worked for the United Technologies Research Laboratory for many years as well as teaching programming at Hartford State Technical College. As a Hebron resident she had served on the Board of Selectman, the Board of Education and as Tax Collector, she was on the Building Committee for the Town Office Building Expansion and on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Cynthia's activities and her involvement span many years of dedicated volunteer service to the Hebron Community. She was longtime member of the Hebron Democratic Committee and served as secretary of the committee for many years. Cynthia is survived by her brother Alan Grinnell and his wife Bernadette of Mystic, a grandniece Maddie Grinnell, cousins Nancy Mason and Fred Caswell and her dear friend Nola Johannes of Manchester. Funeral services will be held Sunday April 12, 2015 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the Russell Mercier Senior Citizens Center, 14 Stonecroft Rd., Hebron. Burial will be private in the New Hebron Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Russell Mercier Senior Citizen's Center, 14 Stonecroft Rd., Hebron, CT. 06248. To sign the online register book go to www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com .

Service DetailsSunday, April 12th, 2015, Richard Mercier Senior Citizen's Center
Interment DetailsNew Hebron Cemetery