Shirley L. Bacon

Shirley Landon Bacon, 80, of Berlin, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of Richard E. Bacon who died Nov. 14, 2008. Born in New Britain, she was a former New Britain resident and a Berlin resident for the past 48 years. Shirley was a member of South Church in New Britain and the New Britain Senior Center. She enjoyed Ceramics, Bingo, Canasta, and the Cabaret Theater. Surviving are a nephew, Timothy Landon and his wife Anne; three nieces, Debra Landon, Susan Grecki, and Nancy Landon; her grandnieces and grandnephew, Valerie Landon, Michael Landon, Luann Landon, Hannah Cox and Haley Cox; two sisters-in-law, Beverly Landon and Katherine Genoni; her dear friend, Vena Spencer; and her dog Otto. In addition to her husband Richard, she was predeceased by her parents, Lewis and Mabel Webber Landon, her stepfather, Albert Fleming, and her two brothers, Lewis Landon, Jr. and Frazier Landon. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Friday morning from 10:00 AM until the time of the Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 300 Research Pkwy, Suite 300, Meriden, CT 06450.