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Deborah Quinn Obituary

Deborah Ann Quinn
December 16, 2025
Deborah Ann Quinn, age 73, passed away on December 16, 2025. She was born in West Haven, CT, the daughter of the late Brian and Dorothy Hine Quinn.
Prior to her retirement, Deborah worked as a paraprofessional for the Wallingford Board of Education at Sheehan High School. She truly enjoyed working with children and was always willing to help wherever she was needed. Deborah was loved by all who knew her, a loyal friend, strong and resilient, who always persevered through life's challenges. She was deeply proud of her Irish heritage and, above all, of her children.
Deborah is survived by her son Anthony DeCusati and his wife Rebecca Lindsay DeCusati of Newington, and her daughter Katharine DeCusati and her husband Johnathan Autry of South Dakota, her grandchildren, Joseph and Sebastian DeCusati, her siblings, Stephen Quinn and his wife Diane of Hamden, and Cindy Quinn Panza and her husband Edward of West Haven, Brian Quinn and his wife Terri of Wallingford, and her nieces and nephews
Deborah's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday December 21st, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford. Her funeral procession will leave the funeral home on Monday morning at 9:30 for a Mass of Christian Burial in Most Holy Trinity Church 84 N. Colony Rd. Wallingford at 10:00am. Interment will follow in In Memorial Cemetery, Wallingford. To leave an online condolence, please visit our website at www.wallingfordfh.com.

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

Published by The Record-Journal on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Mass of Christian Burial

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