Born in Bridgeport on December 17, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Pauline Tokh Klinga. She enjoyed cooking and baking, and was an avid gardener. She found great pleasure in spending time with her children and grandchildren, especially at holiday time.
Survivors include her four children, daughter Kathleen Johanson and her husband, Barney, of Monroe, son Michael Soltis and his wife, Karen, of Ridgefield, daughter Doreen Farrell of Bridgeport, and son Thomas Soltis and his wife, Susan, of Bethany; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie, Lindsay, Greg and his wife, Lizzie, Joe and his wife, Darcie, Dan, Elizabeth and her husband, Sean, Doug, Jeff, Becky and Adam; two great-grandchildren, Owen and Mia; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her grandchild, Lisa Johanson; and her seven brothers and sisters, Pauline Cummings, Cornelia Moody, Claire Nadeau, Steve Klinga, Albert Klinga, Edward Klinga and May Bardinelli.
Funeral services will take place on Monday at 11 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Interment will follow in St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford. Friends and family may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway, 2nd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
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