Debbi Jo Garcia Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Formerly a nurse and social worker, Debbi passed away September 20, 2016 at the age of 65 as a result of cancer. She was born December 4, 1950 in Virginia, Minnesota and was a long time resident of Providence, Rhode Island and West Hartford, Connecticut. Debbi attended the University of Connecticut, proudly receiving a Master's Degree in social work. Working many years for the state of Connecticut, Debbi brought financial resources to the state to provide health care and social services to many. Committed to caring about and for others, Debbi freely dedicated herself to helping new arrivals wade through citizenship, secure legal aid, enroll their children in school, and provided after school care to many of the young children in her neighborhood. She loved the ocean, photography, and jewelry making. Called Auntie, she enjoyed being with her many friends, their children and their families. Debbi couponed her way through her favorite restaurants of West Hartford bringing many along for the savory experiences. She is preceded in death by her parents Patricia Voigt Garcia and David Garza Garcia, brother David (Rusty) Garcia (Claudia Hendrickson), Grandparents Dorothy Clausiau Rosso and Clarence Voigt, and Aunt Jo Sweet (Jim Sweet). She is survived by her sister Rita Garcia (Ron Ibarra), brother Michael Garcia (Lynn Burbank), sister Joyce Garcia, Aunt Jan Rosso Povroznik (Steve Povroznik), nephews Patrick Garcia and Dave Olson, niece Michelle Engbretson and great nephew and nieces Kyle, Breena, and Maggie, numerous cousins, and family friends Josephine Monikowski, Aaron, Jason, and Matthew Sudowski, many other close friends, and companion cat Button. Visitation will be held September 27, 2016 at Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, from 5:00-7:00pm. Funeral services will be September 28, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church, 46 Woodland Street, Hartford, Connecticut, at 9:30 am. Internment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, 580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, close to family of her dear friend Gayle Brown. Reception will follow. We ask you to consider directing memorials to the American Cancer Society or Masonicare Hospice. Aunt Jan Povroznik will officiate memorials of your choice.

Debbi Jo Garcia

December 4, 1950 - September 20, 2016