Waterford - Lena A. Nilsson, 92, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the Greentree Manor in Waterford.
Lena lived most of her life in both New London and Groton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Nilsson, on June 11, 1990.
She is survived by her son, David C. Nilsson Sr. and his wife, Caroline, of Waterford; four grandchildren, David C. Nilsson Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Ledyard, Heidi McSwain and her husband, Richard, of Ledyard, Jason Nilsson and his wife, Jennifer, of Mystic, and Jessica Mazowski and her husband, Thomas, of Westerly; and eleven great-grandchildren. Lena is also survived by a sister, Bernice Simpson, of Acton, Mass.
Lena was a member of Montauk Avenue Baptist Church and was a Sunday School teacher as well as the superintendent of the Sunday School and she attended the Groton Bible Chapel. She will be remembered for her smile and laughter and for being a very caring person.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at the Byles Memorial Home, 99 Huntington St., New London. Interment will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic. Visiting hours will be this, Wednesday, evening from 6 until 8 o'clock at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be directed to the Groton Bible Chapel, 108 Toll Gate Road, Groton, CT 06340.
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