Obituary of Carol A. Dauphinais

Carol A. Dauphinais, 70, of Canterbury, CT, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 26, 2014, at home. She was the beloved wife of Leonell Dauphinais. She was born November 27, 1943, in Putnam, daughter of the late Leon and Eva (Bazinet) Van Flatern.

Carol was a 1962 graduate of Putnam High School. She had worked at Hale Manufacturing Co. in Putnam and Central Village, Anglo Fabrics in Webster, MA and her last employment was at Plas Pak in Norwich. Carol loved to knit and enjoyed cooking and keeping her house clean. Carol also enjoyed taking motorcycle trips with her husband. Carol and her husband are members of the Country Cruisers & New England Road Riders.

She leaves in addition to her husband, her brother Leonard Van Flatern and his wife June of Brooklyn; two daughters: Brenda Bishop and her husband Peter of Gilford, NH; Leslie Bowers and her husband Paul of Maryville, TN; her stepchildren: Michelle Pion of Killingly; Dawn Mayo of Dayville; Scott Dauphinais of Canterbury; eleven grandchildren.

A Graveside service will be held Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 12:00 PM (Noon) at the West Thompson Cemetery, Route 12, Thompson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 ST Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements by Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam, CT. To share a memory with her family, "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com