Eileen J. Newcomb

Eileen J. Newcomb, 94, widow of Joseph A. Newcomb, Jr., formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Brandywine Senior Living in Litchfield. Born in Manhattan, the daughter of John Clifford and Ellen (Riordan) Clifford, she made her home in West Hartford for over 40 years. Eileen received her bachelor's degree from the School of Education at Fordham University. She met her husband at a Christmas party in 1946, after his service with the U. S. Army in France and Germany. Her husband's career in the insurance industry took them to Texas, Virginia, and Danbury, Connecticut, before they established their home in West Hartford, where she subsequently taught second grade at St. Thomas the Apostle School. She regularly volunteered at UConn Health Center's neonatal unit and was active with various literacy programs in West Hartford. She is survived by her six children, Mary E. Newcomb of West Hartford, Joseph A. Newcomb III and his wife Margaret Fleming Newcomb of Wilmington, North Carolina, Catherine E. Newcomb of Simsbury, Barbara A. Newcomb and her husband Charles E. Coates III of Litchfield, Mark K. Newcomb and his wife Linda Lum Newcomb of Lantana, Texas, and Jeanne M. McGeehin and her husband Dr. William H. McGeehin of Litchfield; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sister and two brothers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 18, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Neonatal Care Fund, C/O UCONN Foundation, 2390 Alumni Drive Unit 3206, Storrs, CT 06269. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com.