In Memoriam: Nancy Golden Quinn

From Hoyt Funeral Home.

Nancy Golden Quinn, 86, former resident of Fairfield and of Westport, passed away on February 13 at the Village at Waveny in New Canaan.

She was the widow of David Thomas Quinn Sr.

Born in Pottsville, PA, Nancy received a Diploma in Fashion Design at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. She then enjoyed a brief career at Strawbridge & Clothier’s department store before retiring to raise her family.

A devout Catholic, Nancy had been an active parishioner at St. Ann’s Church in Black Rock, Assumption Church in Westport, and St. Aloysius in New Canaan.

Survivors include her children Susan (Keith) Quinn Ritter of Westport, David (Joanne) Quinn, Ellen (Richard) Quinn Byrd, and Robert Quinn, all of Fairfield, and five grandchildren: Emma and Rachel Ritter, Natalie and Anna Quinn, and Tommy Byrd. She is predeceased by her brother, Harry L. Golden, Jr.

Nancy will be remembered for her warm spirit, her faith, her infectious laugh, her love of music and dancing, and her devotion to family and friends.

Nancy’s family is grateful for the loving care provided to her by Grasmere by the Sea Adult Day Program and The Village at Waveny and Constellation Hospice.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday, February 20, at 11 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church of New Canaan. Burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan. Friends may call Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main St., New Canaan.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Nancy’s memory may be made to Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, 110 East 42nd Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017.