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THOMASTON – Eileen (Perreault) Ferency, 84, died on Oct. 3, 2019, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Waterbury, Eileen graduated from Thomaston High School in 1953 and was married in 1954.
She is survived by her children, Cathy, Donald (Carolyn), David (Nancy, deceased), and Daniel (Patricia); her brother Roger and wife Peg; 10 nieces and nephews; and 22 great-nieces and -nephews.
Following the untimely death of her husband Donald in 1967, Eileen went to work for the Litchfield school system while raising her children. In 1976 she received a diploma as a graduate of the Practical Nurse Education Program with the state of Connecticut before settling into a lengthy career working in retail furniture and office supplies.