- Date Of Birth: October 29, 1926
- Date Of Death: July 4, 2022
- State: Connecticut
Helen McDonnell Meskill, 95, of Newington, CT passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022. She was the beloved wife for 57 years of William M. Meskill who predeceased her in 2009. Helen was born in New Britain on October 29, 1926 to Thomas J. McDonnell and Luthera Clary McDonnell. Helen was a graduate of and an athlete at Mt. St Joseph Academy and also attended St. Elizabeth College in New Jersey. She was the Vice President of Dully & Son Moving and Storage West Hartford for many years.Helen and Bill first met each other at Cornfield Point in Old Saybrook, CT when they were both twelve years old. They later married in 1951 and settled in Newington to raise their family. Helen was a remarkably strong woman and she was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Upon retirement Helen and Bill moved to East Lyme, CT and later to Old Saybrook to be near many of their life-long friends as well as to be near the shore. They enjoyed traveling to Bermuda and Ireland on several occasions and also traveled the east and west coasts of the U.S. Helen was a devoted Red Sox fan for 88 years having attended her first ball game at the age of seven. She and Bill enjoyed watching many baseball games together despite the fact that Bill was a life-long Yankees fan. She was also a die-hard fan of the UConn Women’s Basketball team and rarely missed a game. Helen completed the crossword puzzle almost every day and enjoyed watching Jeopardy every night. She was a volunteer with the Newington Girl Scouts, East Lyme Meals on Wheels and the New London Hospice.Helen leaves her 4 children, 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandsons, all of whom will miss her dearly: Catherine Meskill Agogliati and her husband Jared of Granby, CT and their children Michael of Windsor Locks, CT along with his two sons Patrick and Shea, and Elizabeth Agogliati Conlon and her husband Michael of Worcester, MA.; Margaret Meskill Borchert and her husband William of Canton, CT and their children Abigail Borchert of Westerly RI and John Borchert of Greensboro, NC; Patricia E. Meskill of Newington, CT and Matthew T. Meskill of Portland, OR and his children Emma Meskill of Portland, OR and Riley T. Meskill of Chicago IL. Helen was predeceased by a daughter Helen M. Meskill. She also leaves behind many treasured nieces, nephews and dear family friends. Helen was also predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law Mary and William Yeagher, her brother Thomas J. McDonnell and her nephew Thomas Steven Yeagher.
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