Edith Kinsey

CANTERBURY – Edith (Banks) Kinsey, 95, was born and grew up in Bethlehem, Connecticut. After high school she worked in the office of the Waterbury Corrugated Container Co., where she met her future husband, John P. Kinsey. John and Edith were married in 1941 and moved to New Hartford, Connecticut, where they raised their three children, Mary Ann, Clarice, and Silas. At the at of 41, Edith enrolled in a two-year college program at the Torrington Branch of the University of Connecticut and graduated the following year at the top of her class. In 1963, John and Edith moved into the Cpt. John Clarke house in Canterbury, Connecticut, where they lived the balance of their lives. With the children grown, Edith volunteered as a candy striper in the X-ray department of Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. After John passed away in 1977, Edith became increasingly involved in the local community. A lifelong Republican, she ran for and was elected to the Board of Finance, where she served with great energy until advancing years forced her to cut back on commitments. In addition to her husband, Edith was predeceased by her sister, Barbara (Banks) Lynn; her brother, Leon Banks; and her daughters, Mary Auclair and Clarice Bair. She is survived by her son, Silas W. Kinsey; her grandchildren: Joan, James, and Paulina Auclair, and Kinsey Bair; and her great-grandchildren, Eli and Nell Roberts. Friends may call on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Montano-Shea Funeral Home, 5 Steele Road, New Hartford from 6 – 8 PM. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Bakerville United Methodist Church, Bakerville at 10 AM. Burial will be held in Indiana. Visit an online guestbook at Montano-shea.com.