Mrs. Lisa Terribile

Lisa Larsen Terribile passed away at the Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Hospital on Thursday April 21, 2011 after her battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed in the comfort of her loving family. Lisa was born on October 30, 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut and was the daughter of the late Richard and Betsey Larsen. She grew up in Guilford, Connecticut where she fell in love with and married her dear husband, Thomas A. Terribile on October 28, 1972. Lisa provided support and love for her husband throughout his service in the United States Air Force in Oscoda, Michigan before returning home to Guilford and eventually settling in Clinton. It was in Clinton where Lisa began her life's work as an amazing, loving, caring, and dedicated mother to her four beautiful children: Kiersten Terribile of Clinton, Adrienne Dubuc of Durham, Nathan Terribile of Higganum, and Jason Terribile of Granby. Lisa's loving heart grew and her family grew to add her sons in-law, Henry Maikowski of Clinton and Clayton Dubuc of Durham, a daughter in-law Ashlee Terribile of Higganum, and future daughter in-law Morgan Thomas of Granby. She was the doting grandmother to her two granddaughters, Alyssa and Amber Maikowski, spoiling them with love as only a grandmother can do. In addition, Lisa leaves behind her 5 siblings, brothers Richard Larsen Jr. (Donna Larsen) of Old Lyme, Bradley Larsen of Niantic, and Jeffery Larsen Sr. of Guilford, her sister Betsey Geyer (William Geyer) of Nevada and lastly her sister and best friend, Page Putney (James Simler) of Guilford. Lisa, also, leaves behind numerous brothers and sisters in-law in addition to a large extended family including nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews and especially her partner in crime and deeply loved sister in-law, Alice Terribile of East Haven. She will be dearly missed by her entire family. Lisa's life was dedicated to jobs in which she worked with the general public. It was through these jobs that Lisa's love for all people was illustrated. She was known for befriending anyone and everyone and had a way of making every individual she encountered feel special. In the last 10 years of her life, Lisa worked in food services of the Clinton Public Schools. Her smiling face greeted the students who remember her as being motherly to all. It was not uncommon for Lisa to purchase lunches for students who may have forgotten their own and she embraced each student as she would her own children. She is remembered for her kindness, compassion, consideration, generosity and patience with those she interacted with. Services in remembrance of Lisa's life will be held on Thursday April 28, 2011 at 1 pm at the Christ Episcopal Church, Park Street, Guilford. Burial will follow at the West Cemetery, Route 1, Madison. A reception will be held following the burial at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Guilford, all who would like remember Lisa's life are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made in Lisa's name to either: Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Center, Office of Development, PO Box 7611, New Haven, CT 06519-0611 or the Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, c/o Development Department, 50 Gaylord Farm Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492. Arrangements in care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St, Guilford. For more information or to send an online condolence for the family, please visit www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com