Jean Irene Rotzal

ROTZAL Jean Irene (Hamilton) Rotzal of Fairfield, beloved wife for the last 63 years of Otto S. Rotzal, went home peacefully to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene Hamilton of Southport, she had been a Fairfield resident for more than 50 years. She was a parishioner for many years of St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Jean was an avid reader, loving all kinds of literature, and also wrote poetry. She delighted in spending time in her gardens and around her house. Jean will be fondly remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She had a delightful personality and a warm smile and especially loved the company of her family and friends. In addition to her beloved husband Otto, survivors include a loving daughter, Nancy J. Barate and her husband, John of Fairfield; a beloved son, Thomas O. Rotzal and his wife, Cindy of Milford; two grandsons, Thomas (TJ) Rotzal, Jr. and his wife, Tanya of Milford and Jason Rotzal of Bridgeport; a step-grandson, Shawn Miller of Milford; two great-grandchildren, Tiana and Tommie Rotzal; a brother, Thomas Hamilton of South-port; two sisters, Mary Hamilton of Southport and Maureen VanHise of Brookfield; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 14, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield and at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Lawncroft Cemetery, Fairfield. Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The family suggests donations be made in Jean's memory to the St. Thomas Church Capital Fund, 1719 Post Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824. To sign an online guest register please visit www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com