Johanna Shultis Obituary
Johanna A. Shultis of Milford, passed away at Bridgeport Hospital after a brief illness with her beloved husband of 55 years, Bruce, by her side on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was born in Bridgeport, CT on February 2, 1949 to the late Anthony and Johanna Silvestro.
Johanna worked at Milford Hospital cleaning the operating rooms, New England Home Care of Milford as a Nurse’s Aide for 13 years, and then helped her husband with his career. She loved to be busy cleaning, helping others, and could often be heard singing to Reba McEntire songs. Johanna was a good person who always had an optimistic outlook even during tough times.
Johanna also loved animals – wild and domestic. She would feed stray cats and keep an eye out for cardinals signifying that a loved one was near in spirit. She would also leave food out in the yard for the skunks, opossums, and raccoons that she would lovingly refer to as the Night Crawlers.
In addition to her devoted husband, Bruce, Johanna will be sadly missed by numerous nieces and nephews, and great nieces and great nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Johanna Silvestro; her father Anthony Silvestro; and her brothers: Anthony Silvestro and Frederick Silvestro.
Visitation will be held from 5:00pm-7:00pm on December 12, 2024 at the GREGORY F. DOYLE FUNERAL HOME , 291 Bridgeport Ave., Milford with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. Burial will be private and at the convenience of her family.
Please consider making a donation to the Connecticut Humane Society at www.cthumane.org in honor of Johanna’s love of animals. To leave an online condolence or share a favorite memory with her family, please click on our Tribute Wall.
