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Regina Tolokan Obituary

TOLOKAN in New Haven, June 7, 2010, Regina Colrus Tolokan, beloved wife of 57 years of Frank J. Tolokan of Branford; mother of Ellen (Kenneth) Pestone of Fairfield; and grandmother of Bryan Pestone of Fairfield. She was predeceased by a brother, Stanley Colrus, Jr. She was born August 22, 1927 in New Haven, daughter of the late Stanley and Ellen Adamson Colrus. Relatives and friends may call Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the W. S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 504 Main St., Branford, and are invited to a funeral service Friday morning at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven. Memorial donations may be made to the Connecticut Special Olympics, 2666 State St., Suite 1, Hamden, CT 06517-2232. For directions and online memorial see www.wsclancy.com.

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Published by Connecticut Post from Jun. 9 to Jun. 10, 2010.

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Diana Swanson

June 11, 2010

My sincere condolences to your family. Mrs Tolokan must have been a wonderful mother to have had such an awesome daughter Ellen and terrific grandson Bryan. My prayer for you today is for acceptance, peace and joyful memories. Diana

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