Josephine E. Hanna
Josephine E. Hanna, 93, of 140 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, formerly of Hamden, passed away Friday, August 21, 2009. She was the widow of Joseph Gordon Hanna. She was born in Seven Stars, PA, March 25, 1916 daughter of the late Benjamin and Jesse Reed Everhart. Mrs. Hanna graduated from Juniata College in Huntington, PA in 1936 and taught English and French at Warriors Mark High School in PA. She was an active member of the Dunbar United Church of Christ in Hamden for many years. Mrs. Hanna had made her home at Elim Park, Cheshire since 1995. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Deborah Hanna, daughter and son -in-law, Constance and Stephen Warren, a grandson, Benjamin Hanna all of Storrs, a granddaughter, Hannah Warren and her husband, Mipam Thurman of Brooklyn, NY and a niece, Shirley Hart of Shiremanstown, PA. Funeral service and interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Elim Park, 140 Cook Hill, Cheshire CT 06410. Arrangements in care of BEECHER & BENNETT-FLATOW FUNERAL HOME, 48 Cook Ave., Meriden.
We were next door neighbors on Apple Tree Lane to Jo and Gordon for nearly 30 years and hold many wonderful memories from those years. Two months ago we moved to Elim Park–neighbors again! A week ago I picked up a notebook from the bookshelf in the main living room area with the name .Jo Hanna. in bold print on it. It was a collection of essays Jo wrote during her early years living in Brooksvale. Our sympathy is extended to Rick and Connie and their respective families on the loss of your mother. Ruth and Karl Knollmueller