Celeste Louisa Lyons

LYONS Celeste Louisa (Libbey), died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2003, in Hartford. Born in Bridgeport on October 31, 1916, to Amelia Harrison and Ernest Linwood Libbey, Celeste lived a full and happy life in Bridgeport, Hartford, West Hartford and Glastonbury. Married in 1939, to the late Frederick Lyons, she loved her family and career with nearly equal measure. In her youth she was an enthusiastic Girl Scout. After graduating from Warren Harding High School in 1933, she proudly found her first job at Remington Arms Manufacturing Co. She later worked at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for nearly 30 years, finding great satisfaction and lasting friendships. Celeste joined Hartford‚s Immanuel Congregational Church in 1955, where she loved the music, and served as a deacon, as a member of the board of education, and as a delegate with the partnership conferences. With her husband, she enjoyed dacncing, vacations at Hawk‚s Nest Beach, and family gatherings. She baked a great apple pie. Left with her abundant love are her five children: Linwood and his wife, Elaine, and daughter, Beverly, of Moraga, Calif., Stewart and his wife, Kaarina, and sons, Teague and Davin, of Guilford, Richard and his wife, Elizabeth, and their children, Katharine, Andrew and James, of West Haven, Bradford and his wife, Inna, and son, Vladimir, of Hamden; and a daughter, Janet Walker and her husband, Robert, and children, Libbey and Greydon, of Fairfield; she is also survived by her cousins and nieces and nephews. Celeste was predeceased by her sister, Ardelle Schiller; and a brother, Waldo Libbey. A Memorial service will be held in the chapel at Avery Heights, 705 New Britain Avenue, on Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. A reception will follow the service. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Church Homes, Inc., or Hospice and Palliative Care of Connecticut, East Hartford. The Dillon- Baxter Funeral Home, Wethersfield, has charge of arrangements.