Obituary: Gretchen Miller Fuggi, 85, of North Haven

Obituary courtesy of Shoreline Cremation:

Gretchen Miller Fuggi, 85, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of William “Bill” Joseph Fuggi for over 63 married years. She was born August 26, 1938 to the daughter of the late Harriet and John Miller of Westerly, Rhode Island. Loving mother of Gretchen Fuggi Marino, John and Juliann Fuggi of North Haven and Kristen (MIchael) Beccaria of Fairfield. Dearly beloved grandmother of Kevin Fuggi, Gretchen-Miller Marino, Hope Marino, Allison Marino of North Haven and Anthony Beccaria, Lauren Beccaria and Grace Beccaria of Fairfield, Ct.

Gretchen was very proud of the Miller family ancestry lineage as she was a direct descendant of Roger Williams who founded the state of Rhode Island.

She moved out of her Stonington area hometown to attend Southern Connecticut State University to obtain an Elementary teaching certification. She later continued to earn a Master's degree in Reading and then later a Sixth year in Educational Leadership Administration. After that she became an Adjunct Professor at Southern Ct State University in their Master’s program in Reading.

Gretchen worked as a Reading Consultant for over thirty-three years beginning her career in the towns of Branford and North Haven and ending with the city of West Haven where she was named Teacher of the Year her last year.

Gretchen also volunteered many hours as the president of the Catholic Charity League of New Haven, The Junior League of New Haven and as an active member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

She loved to write and was a weekly writer for many of the local town papers in Hamden and North Haven. She also loved to travel and visited many European countries like Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and the Caribbean beaches.

She also enjoyed proudly watching her grandchildren playing their sports and then attending all their academic award ceremonies. A funeral service for her will be conducted privately with her family and friends.

Memorial contributions can be made in her name to her favorite school-Sacred Heart of Jesus Preschool in North Haven- 90 Chapel Hill Rd North Haven, CT 06473.