Mary C. Aurigemma

Mary C. Aurigemma, 91, of East Berlin CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Hospital for Special Care, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 44 years, the late Joseph Cruanes, Jr. who died in 1990. She then remarried Louis Aurigemma and shared another 17 years of marriage until his death in 2011. Born in New Britain, CT. on November 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jesus and Josephine (Server) Cabrera. She graduated from New Britain High School, Class of 1941 and worked as a secretary at New Britain Machine before leaving to raise her family. She moved to Kensington in 1965 and returned to work as an administrative assistant for The Berlin Board of Education, retiring in 1988 after 18 years. During her 26 years of retirement she enjoyed extensive traveling and spent many happy winters with friends in Florida. She was an avid UCONN Girl's Basketball and NY Giant's fan and looked forward to trips to the casino and playing cards at the Berlin Senior Center with her friend Ida. A member of St. Paul's Church and their Ladies Guild, she served as co-chair of the Guild membership committee. She was also a member of the Forever Young Club and the VFW Auxiliary. Mary was a volunteer at the Hospital of Central CT for the past 22 years and had volunteered at American Red Cross blood drives as well as the Berlin election polls. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law Rosalie Punkunus and her husband Richard, and Patricia Young and her husband Ted all of Kensington, CT; her 5 grandchildren Robert Punkunus, Amy DeAngelis and her husband Justin, James Punkunus, Elise Johnson and her husband Christian, and Paige Young; and her great-grandchildren Aiden and Gavin DeAngelis. She is also survived by her step children Patricia and Alan Naudus, Paula Horne, and Roger and Mary Aurigemma; step grandchildren Nicole Horne and Krys Aurigemma and his wife Teresa; and her step great-grandchildren Madisyn and Brooke Aurigemma. Mary dedicated her life to her family and took pride in being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be remembered with love and affection and missed by all her family and wonderful friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9:00 AM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St. New Britain followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM at St. Paul's Church. Burial will be in West Lane Cemetery. Calling hours are Sunday from 1-4 PM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Faith in the Future, St. Paul's Capital Campaign, 485 Alling St., Kensington, CT 06037 or to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.