Alyce Mae White Richmond

Alyce M. (White) Richmond, 98, entered into eternal rest on March 23, 2025 at Yale New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, with family by her side. Born in Springfield, MA, Alyce graduated from Ludlow High School and earned her registered nurse's degree from the Boston City Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. She was a member of the school's final U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps class, which trained registered nurses to serve in the U.S. military and public hospitals. While in nursing school, Alyce met the love of her life, Bill Richmond, when he was stationed at the Boston Naval Yard and serving as a submarine corpsman. After they married, Alyce became a loyal military wife, and she and her growing family lived on or near Naval bases in Massachusetts, Virginia, California, Maine, and Connecticut. Upon settling in East Haven, CT, Alyce worked as a night nurse at Olin Mathieson Corporation for one year before her youngest daughter, Susan, was born. Alyce later worked at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital's hemodialysis unit for two years. In 1970, St. Raphael's Hospital hired Alyce to establish and manage the hospital's first hemodialysis unit. She created all of the new unit's policies and procedures, and worked there for 20 years until her retirement. Alyce knew kidneys inside and out and cared deeply for her patients and co-workers. In addition to her nursing career, Alyce enjoyed tending to her vegetable and fruit gardens, and canning her bounty each fall. She was a fantastic cook, and enjoyed watching TV cooking shows and trying new recipes. Alyce was also an avid craftsperson, and sewed many of her daughters' clothes and made beautiful quilts. She also created memorable photo albums and boxes with luxurious fabrics, ribbons, and notions, which she either gifted to family and friends or sold in local consignment shops. A woman of deep faith, Alyce became a Catholic in her 40s and was a devout member of Our Lady of Pompeii Church in East Haven, CT. She faithfully attended morning Mass each day for many years and believed in the power of prayer. She was a Minister of Care for the church, and brought comfort and communion to homebound people. She also helped prepare food for other church members to deliver to a homeless shelter in New Haven. In addition, Alyce used her superb imagination and organizational skills to create beautiful dolls' clothing, Christmas ornaments, vintage Santa Clauses complete with handmade gifts, and other special items to sell at the church's annual holiday bazaar. In 2017, the Archbishop of the Hartford Diocese awarded Alyce the St. Joseph Medal for her outstanding service to the church. Above all, Alyce was a devoted and steadfast wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to all. Alyce will be lovingly remembered by her surviving children and their spouses, Timothy and Maritza Richmond of Oxford, CT, Barbara and Joseph Donato of Bolton, MA, and Susan Richmond and Sharon Cooper of Berlin, CT; 8 adoring grandchildren, Alicia Belinsky (Louis), Alexander Wilde (Daniella), William Richmond, Kristin Sasinouski (Scott), Megan Dabkowski (Thomas), Amy Correa (Michael); Erik Hummel (Angie), and Heather Hummel; 11 great-grandchildren, Jordan, Dominic, Aubrey, Brooke, Meilani, Dylan, Cayleigh, Virginia, Peter, Noah, Grace; 1 great, great grandchild, Maverick; her sister, Barbara J. Kahn of Wisconsin; and generations of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Rutherford F. White and Marion (Meeker) White; her husband, William C. Richmond; her son, William M. Richmond; and her dear friend Alice Calandriello. Her funeral procession will leave the PORTO Funeral Home, 234 Foxon Rd. (Rte 80) East Haven Friday morning at 9:30. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish at Our Lady of Pompeii Church at 10:00. Interment will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery in Branford. Friends may call THURSDAY from 4:00-7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Alyce Richmond to the Connecticut Nurses Honor Guard at: https://www.ctnurseshonorguard.org/. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Alyce Mae, please visit our Tree Store.