Madelaine Frances Fraleigh

1943 - 2021

Madelaine Frances (Eitel) Fraleigh, age 78, of Vernon and Hebron, peacefully entered into eternal life on Sunday, March 14, with her loving family at her bedside. Maddy was born in New York, NY on March 12, 1943 to the late Frances and William Eitel. She married the love of her life, Robert J. Fraleigh, also of New York, NY in 1963 and the couple eventually settled in Connecticut to live their lives together and raise a family. Early in her career, she worked as a secretary on the 94th floor of the Empire State Building for several years. Later, as she was raising her family in Vernon, she worked as an office manager at Gerber Garment Technology in Tolland where many employees on the floor considered her to be their "work Mom". In addition to her husband, she is survived by her three children: sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Donna Fraleigh of Hebron and Jim and Jody Fraleigh of Mishawaka, IN, and her beloved daughter and best friend, Kelly Stone, and son-in-law Mike of Hebron. She is also survived by her dear sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Phillip Auld of East Haddam, and her nephew and godson, Brian Auld and his wife Becky of East Haddam. Lastly, she is survived by what she considered her most precious gifts of all, her 10 grandchildren. Nothing meant more to her than the times she was able to be with them, whether it was at the beach, a trip to Disney World, cheering them on at one of their sporting events or just having them by her side at a family gathering. She will be missed most of all by Ryan, Meghan and Matty Fraleigh, Brendan, Casey and Riley Fraleigh and Mallory, Sierra, Dakota and Dylan Stone. The family would like to extend their thanks to the Palliative and Hospice Care Teams at Hartford Hospital for their kindness and exceptional level of care during her final days. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation Inc., 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106. At the request of the family, final services will be private and handled by Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home of Vernon. For online condolences and guest book, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com