Mildred Allyn

NORFOLK –– Mildred Allyn of Norfolk passed away peacefully at home on  Sept.18, 2010.

She was born on May 25, 1924, the second child of Frank and Mary Matula, who emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1912.

Mildred lived in Norfolk all  her life. She was the widow of Walter G. Allyn.

Before their marriage in 1949, she attended Mary Washington College. She worked at Pratt & Whitney during World War II and then was a telephone operator. She was also one of the first TWA flight attendants.

Up until her death, she was an officer and administrator for Louis E. Allyn & Sons, Inc., the family well-drilling business.

Millie, as most called her, was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be missed by many bridge players in Connecticut and Florida.

She is survived by her children, Gail McMillan and her husband, Hugh, of Winter Park, Fla., Mary Sue Bernal and her husband, W. Patrick, of Pittsford, N.Y., W. Graham Allyn and his wife, Elizabeth, of Norfolk and John F. Allyn and his wife, Lisa, of Norfolk; her sister, Teresa Bobrow of Toronto and her children, Irina and Nicolai Bobrow; her seven grandchildren, Patrick, Lindsay and Mark Bernal, Scot McMillan and Elise, Taylor and Sarah Allyn.

She was predeceased by her brother, John S. Matula, second lieutenant, who was killed in action in World War II.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance, PO Box 399, Norfolk, CT 06058.

A memorial Mass in celebration of Millie’s life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Norfolk.

Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk Palmer Funeral Home in North Canaan.

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