Jessie M. DAILEY

DAILEY, Jessie M. Jessie M. Dailey, loving wife of the late Edward C. Dailey, died at Avery Heights in Hartford on Wednesday, (September 8, 2010) with her family by her side. Jessie was born in Bridgeport daughter of the late Alfred and Helen DeRose. She was raised in Bridgeport and later lived in Fairfield, South Windsor and Manchester. Jessie worked for many years in the Fairfield School System and then at Fairfield University. While she loved to travel and play cards, the focus of Jessie's life was always her family. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Lynn Dailey of Long Boat Key, FL and Holland, MA and her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and William Larensen of Vernon, CT; seven grandchildren, Carrie and her husband Jim of Hebron, Coreen and her husband Jamie of Hebron, Pamela and her husband Mark of Chatham, MA Kelly and her husband Glen of Hebron, Kristine and her husband Jim of Fairfield, Meghan of Glastonbury and Gregory and his wife Johanna of Ellington; 22 great-grandchildren whom she adored: Kaitlyn, Kyle, Nathan, Joseph, Hannah, Devon, Nicole, Jacob, Madison, Brendan, Mark, Jessica, Joshua, Benjamin, Teagan, Peyton, Ryan, Andrew, Alexander, Will, Nicholas and baby Moira. She always managed to stay involved in the lives of all of them. She also leaves her brother-in-law, Dr. Robert Pitt, several nieces and nephews, and dearest friend of 86 years, Dorothy Sullivan. Jessie was predeceased by her brother, Dr. Robert DeRose and his wife RuthAnn and by her sister Doris Pitt. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10 AM at St. Ann's Church, 481 Brewster Street, Bridgeport. Burial will follow in St. Michael Cemetery, 2205 Stratford Ave., Stratford. We would like to thank the staff at Avery Heights and the Masonicare/Partners Hospice for all of their wonderful care and help. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Jessie's memory to the American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897, the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 430234, Palm Coast, FL 32143 or the Ct. Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd. Newington, CT 06111. Arrangements are under the direction of the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield. For information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com