Norma Maxine Dornfried Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Norma Clark (Coste) Dornfried, 84, of Rocky Hill passed away peacefully on January 31, 2016 surrounded by family at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. Norma was the daughter of Fred and Edith Clark of Ft. Fairfield, ME, where she spent her youth and became lifelong soul mates with her cousins Eva Campbell Cyr & Vivian Campbell Harshman. After moving to CT she married Donald W. Coste Sr. with whom she had 5 children and was later remarried to John L. Dornfried. Norma held various jobs during her life, including packing parachutes at Cheney Mills in Manchester CT during the Korean war, and the one she was most proud of was her job at the Hartford State Technical College student services dept. There she helped many students of all ages, including her son Steven and daughter Susan, to achieve their degrees and secure jobs in technological disciplines, and also inspired her daughters Jeanne and Marilyn to pursue similar jobs to her own. She is survived by her loving children; Steven Coste and his wife Pamela of Berlin CT, Susan Coste and her husband Joseph Lombardo of Newington CT, Jeanne Gagnon and her husband Michael of Andover CT, Marilyn & David Haney of Marlborough CT, 6 grandchildren; Marie Coste, Robert Coste, Shawna Glanovsky, Samuel Gagnon, Zachary & Jessica Haney, 2 great grandchildren; Taryn & Keira Glanovsky, 6 nieces; Barbara Ireland, Brenda Mitchell, Charlene O’Hora, Bonnie Jackson, Debra Harmon, Paula Hughes, 6 nephews; David Hattman, Glen Davis, George, Wayne, Mark & Kenneth Coste, several step-children, step-grandchildren and step-greatgrandchildren, and is predeceased by; her parents Fred & Edith Clark, her sister Freda Clark Mitchell, her brother Donald Clark, her son Donald W. Coste Jr. and her husband John L. Dornfried. Calling hours will be held on Thursday Feb. 4th between 6pm & 8pm at the Rose Hill Funeral Home 580 Elm St. Rocky Hill CT. Funeral services will also be held at Rose Hill at 11 am Friday Feb. 5th. In lieu of Flowers, donations may be made in her name to the American Lung Association.

Norma Maxine Dornfried

May 18, 1931 - January 31, 2016