Esther H. Burns, 88, Formerly Of Stamford, Worked At Dorr Oliver

NEW MILFORD, Conn. - Esther H. Burns, formerly of Stamford, died April 10. She was 88.

Burns was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Greenwich. After marrying, she moved to Stamford and  worked at Dorr Oliver as a cashier for 20 years before her retirement.

Burns is survived by her children, Diane Evans (John), Kathleen Hunt (Clifton), Esther Librandi (Michael), Janet Quinn (Brian), Frances Sirico (Jim) and John F. Burns, Jr., (Susan); 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and siblings Kathleen Murphy, Philip Murphy and Josephine Savona. She was predeceased by her husband, John; her parents Margaret Carey Murphy and Philip Murphy; and siblings, Mary Murphy, Peggy McGlynn, Danny Murphy, Dennis Murphy and Patricia Smith.

There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. at Saint Bridget of Ireland Roman Catholic Church, 278 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Burial will follow immediately at St. John RC Cemetery, Darien.

The Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Ave., Stamford will assist the Burns family with the arrangements.

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