Donlin, Gloria (Celeo)
Gloria (Celeo) Donlin, 86, of South Windsor, beloved wife of 57 years of the late William F. Donlin passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2022. Gloria was born on March 29, 1936, in Hartford, one of three daughters of the late Joseph and Tommasina (Donadio) Celeo. She was raised in East Hartford, attended local schools and was graduate of East Hartford High School. Gloria was a longtime dedicated Communicant and Eucharist minister of St. Junipero Serra Parish, St. Francis of Assisi Church for 60 years. Gloria cherished life but her greatest joy in life was being a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. She was a very loving, caring, and giving person. Gloria was always helping out at church in anyway she could. What brought happiness to her most was to be the natural caretaker that she was. She always found it in heart to welcome anyone to her home or table. She treasured her time spent with her family and friends, she will live in our hearts forever, and will be dearly missed! Gloria is survived by her five children, James Donlin of South Windsor, Susan (Donlin) LeConche and Rit Bellefleur of Westbrook, Jeffrey Donlin of South Windsor, Maureen Keohane and her husband Bill of
South Windsor and William Donlin Jr. and his wife Erin of Tolland. Her nine special and cherished grandchildren, Kelly Donlin, John William LeConche, Justin LeConche, Stephanie Rahm, Amy Rahm, Lindsey and husband Andrew Pedro, Kelsey Flynn, Christopher Donlin and Emily Donlin, her great grandson Roman Leo Pedro and several nieces, nephews and their families. In addition to her husband and parents, Gloria was predeceased by her two infant sons Steven and Peter Donlin and her two sisters, Domenica Healey, and Mary Steben. A time of visitation for family and friends will be at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, 419 Buckland Road in South Windsor on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from 5-7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 10:00 am at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 673 Ellington Road in South Windsor. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Center Cemetery, South Windsor. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. To leave an online condolence please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.