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Sally MacMannis Obituary

Sally Blake MacMannis of New Canaan, formerly of Darien, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Her quote to you:  "If you're reading this, you realize that I've passed away  I'm not just ignoring your phone calls"

Sally was born on July 2, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Bertram T Blake and Helen Ackerman Blake  She married Bertram R MacMannis in 1947, who passed away in 2000

She graduated from Mt Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA  She remained an active and loyal member of the Wee Burn Country Club in Darien from 1950 until the time of her passing

She is survived by two daughters, Marcia MacMannis Fallon of New Canaan and Bunny Kyle and her husband, Jim, of Clinton, CT, as well as two sons, Bertram R MacMannis and his wife, Pamela, of New Canaan and Johns Island, FL and James A MacMannis and his wife, Peggy, of Ridgefield  She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren

Services and interment are private  wwwlawrencefuneralhomecom  

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Darien Times on Jul. 13, 2016.

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