MIDDLEBURY - Mrs. Colleen R. (O'Brien) West , age 90, of Tower Rd. Middlebury, died Saturday March 2, 2013 at Waterbury Hospital after an extended illness. She was the widow of Harold F. West Sr. who died in 1997.
Colleen was born March 5, 1922 in Naugatuck, the daughter of the late Morgan P and Colleen R. (Horn) O'Brien. She was a graduate of Salem High School in Naugatuck and Perry Business School. A longtime Middlebury resident, Colleen was a certified dental assistant with Dr. Bergin for many years and then was the business manager for A.D. Bowan Inc of Middlebury. She and her family were the founders of CH Computerized Services of Middlebury, a firm that specialized in home computing. Colleen was a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Middlebury Historical Society and also served as Treasurer for many years. She was a loving wife and mother who will be dearly missed by her son , extended family and friends.
Coleen is survived by her son, Harold F. West Jr. of Middlebury. She also leaves her nephew, Morgan J. O'Brien and his wife Joan of Litchfield as well as several grand nieces, nephews and cousins. She was pre-deceased by her brother, Morgan J. O'Brien.
Funeral services for Mrs. West will be held on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:00am at EASTSIDE MEMORIAL " A Casey Family Funeral Home & Tribute Center," 1987 East Main St @ Southmayd Rd Waterbury. Burial will follow in New Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury. Memorial donations in Mrs. West's memory may be made to Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Corp, Middlebury Fire Dept. Middlebury CT 06762. To extend on-line expressions of sympathy to the family, light a memorial candle or for additional information, kindly visit the funeral home website at:
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