- Date Of Birth: March 21, 1927
- Date Of Death: May 9, 2022
- State: Connecticut
Alice (Jacob) Tonucci, 95, a long-time resident of Newington, passed away on May 9, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Noel R. Tonucci. Born and raised in Hartford, she graduated from Weaver High School in 1945 and attended Hillyer Junior College (now the University of Hartford). During and following high school she worked at The Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford and in 1956 began a 30-year career as a medical secretary with the U.S. Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Newington. She served on the board of the Newington VA Federal Credit Union for 31 years and was Vice President and President during that time. She also served as President of the Leonard R. Nixon Chapter of the Connecticut Credit Union League for two years. Alice enjoyed music and in her youth sang with her church choir, the Hillyer College Choir and the Hartford Chorale, which performed at the Bushnell Theater for many years. She also liked to play the piano. Later in life she found joy in needlework and quilting and created many beautiful items for herself and her family. A member of the Newington Schoolhouse Quilters for nearly 20 years, she produced numerous quilts for charity. Alice loved to travel and visited countries in the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. A loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she leaves her son Stephen Tonucci and daughter-in-law Carol of Colchester, her daughter Lauren Szymanoski of Alexandria, VA, grandchildren Rachel, Lisa and Peter, and great-grandchildren Caroline and William. She also leaves her brother Dr. Robert I. Jacob, sister-in-law Josephine Tonucci, her cousins Sara Titus and Thomas George, several nieces and nephews, and longtime friend Elizabeth Calder. She was pre-deceased by her son-in-law Edward Szymanoski.
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