Elvira Maulucci

1957 - 2015

Elvira Iapichino Maulucci, the daughter of Michela Mancarella Iapichino and Francesco Iapichino, departed this life on February 11, 2015. She was born on March 12, 1957 in Catania, Sicily and came to America with her family in 1968. She lived in Hartford and attended the Burr School and graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1975. After attending hair dressing school, Ellie spent the next 35 years in the hair industry. She was known for her creativity and style and worked at many different salons amongst which are Art of Fine Hair, Contours Salon and Day Spa, Milano's Salon and Day Spa, Oggi Salon and Spa, and most recently KR Styles in Simsbury. Ellie's creativity and entrepreneurial spirit ultimately led her to invent the EZ2Handle Brush. She loved life and was a larger than life personality, bringing joy and laughter to all those she came in contact with. She was a captivating beauty who loved classical music, Broadway plays and the arts. Ellie also loved plants, flowers, angels, fairies, painting, cooking, gardening, and spending the summer at Watch Hill by the ocean. She enjoyed reading Rudolph Steiner and believed in the power of prayer. Her beautiful spirit and bright light love will be missed by all who knew her. She left a lasting impression and lit up any room that she walked into. She was married for 25 years to Gary R. Maulucci, and birthed a beautiful daughter named Mahria in 1992. She spent the last 17 years of her life living in West Granby creating a beautiful home with her family. She was predeceased by her brother Joseph. Ellie leaves her husband Gary and her daughter Mahria; a step-son, Gabrieal Maulucci and step-daughter, Heather Maulucci; her daughter's godfather, Stephen Taylor; her father and mother; five sisters and their husbands, Maria and Jerome Bertuglia of West Simsbury, Silvana and Donald Righenzi of Marlboro, Isabella and Peter Marandino of West Granby, Paula and Bruce Johnston of Wethersfield, and Laura and Kevin Iapichino-Dorr of West Simsbury; and a host of nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved along with many dear friends. Her family will receive friends on Sunday, February 15, 2015 from 4-6 p.m. at Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, 364 Salmon Brook St., Granby. Funeral services will begin from the funeral home on Monday at 9 a.m. with a mass of Christian burial following at 10 a.m. in St. Therese Church, 120 West Granby Rd., Granby. Burial will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. To send notes of condolences, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.