Florence Veronica Lefebvre

Florence Veronica Lefebvre, 96, of Colchester, widow of the late Alfred “Lefty” Lefebvre, passed away peacefully Thursday morning (Aug. 11, 2016).
Born May 9, 1920 in New Britain, she was the last surviving child of the late Alexander and Konstance Krulikowski.
During World War II, she had worked for Cheney Bros. and Pioneer Parachute.  On Jan. 12, 1942, she and Alfred wed in Manchester and shared 54 years of marriage before he predeceased her on Dec. 10, 1996.
She was a communicant of St. Andrew Church in Colchester and was a member of the Ladies Guild.  Mrs. Lefebvre had also been active with Adler-Boluck VFW Auxiliary as well as the Colchester, Salem and East Haddam Seniors.
She will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family and leaves two daughters, Dorothy “Dottie” Gorreck and Linda Mrowka, both of Colchester; three grandchildren, Christopher, Suzanne and Michael Gorreck; four great grandchildren; as well as her self-proclaimed “third daughter”, Arlene “Bunny” Probus of Colchester.
There are no services and she will be laid to rest privately alongside her husband and son-in-law, Ronald R. Mrowka, in the New St. Andrew Cemetery, Colchester.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Colchester Senior Center, 95 Norwich Ave., Colchester 06415 or to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington 06111.
Care of arrangements has been entrusted to the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester.