Obituary: Gail H. Walsh, 83, formerly of Guilford.

Obituary courtesy of Guilford Funeral Home:

Gail H. Walsh passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 1, 2024 with her family by her side. She was the wife of Thomas J. Walsh of Clinton. Predeceased by her brother, Frederick E. Hill Jr. and sister in law Patricia Hill, her parents, Frederick E. Hill Sr. and Florence I. Hill. She was the mother of Tammy (Kurt) Hitzfeld of Charleston, MA., Maureen (Joseph) Talarczyk of Guilford, Sharon (Chris) Capezzone of Deep River, and Thomas P. (Jon) Walsh of Clinton. She is also survived by her grandchildren Benjamin L. Hitzfeld (Tiffany), Joe T. Talarczyk Jr., Marina F. Capezzone,Max C. Capezzone, Brendan F. Talarczyk, and Isabella C. Capezzone- Her sister in law, Catherine (Kitty) Walsh; niece, Kelly (Mike) Hanke, Frederick E. (Denise) Hill III and Hank (Amy) Lindgren.

Gail was a 1958 graduate of Guilford High School- she was a majorette, a sodajerk at Douden’s Drugstore, making Checkerberry sodas. She was a seamstress at The Village Seamstress with her friend Betsy Heery, and sister in law Patty. She also worked with microchips at Batrow’s in Branford. Gail was a devoted wife and mother, and adored her sweet Basset hound, Nellie. She loved nature and snowmobiling in Maine. She loved baking, sewing, and hosting all Holidays. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was the ‘Rock’ of our family.

Visitation will be Wednesday May 8th from 4-7PM at the Guilford Funeral Home located at 115 Church St. in Guilford. There will be a service on Thursday May 9th at the Funeral Home at 10 AM burial directly following the service in Alder Brook Cemetery Boston St. Guilford.