Obituary: Cynthia Whiteman Comment, 87, formerly of Guilford

Obituary courtesy of Guilford Funeral Home:

Cynthia Whiteman Comment, 87, of Westbrook, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 6. She was the wife of the late Noel W. Comment Sr. and the daughter of the late Ronald C. Whiteman Sr. and Maude Honce Whiteman.

She grew up in Guilford, attended the University of CT, and then worked for the Shoreline Times and the Clinton Recorder as a reporter, copy editor, and theater reviewer.

She later became the first Coordinator for the Medical Outpatient Transportation Service (MOTS), established in Clinton. After retiring, she and her husband moved to Vermont, and more recently they lived in Westbrook.

Cynthia served many years with the Guilford Fair Agricultural Society, as a director of the flower tent. She joined a bowling league, became a fifer in the Westbrook Senior Fife & Drum Corps, and in later years she and her husband enjoyed the camaraderie of the Westbrook Senior Center.

Cynthia is survived by her son Noel W. Comment Jr and wife Kate of Westbrook, her daughter Michele Comment Baron and husband Mark of Washington DC, her sister Sally Whiteman, and her brothers Ronald C. Whiteman Jr ( and Carol ) and William B. Whiteman, all of Guilford, and six grandchildren: Jake, Fletcher, and Nate Comment, Alexander, Zachary, and Annaliese Baron.

Friends are invited to a memorial service at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St, Guilford on Sat. February 12 at 11 am.

A private burial service will be held at a later date.