Obituary: Lauren Jane Scarpa, 59, Of Wallingford

Information via Wallingford Funeral Home

Lauren Jane Scarpa, 59, entered into eternal life on April 7th, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the owner of Country Yarns, a needlework mecca for many who loved the art.

A life-long resident of Wallingford, Lauren graduated from Lyman Hall High School in 1978. She attended Southern Connecticut State University briefly before transferring to the Paier College of Art in Hamden, CT where she earned her certificate in Graphic Design and Illustration. She was employed at East Coast Emblem in Hamden, CT as a graphic artist before opening her own business, Country Yarns.

For 36 years, Lauren taught many the arts of knitting, crocheting, spinning, and many other skills, instilling in all who came to her store the love of making-it-themselves. Lauren also loved her animals and the outdoors and was able to combine all her passions as a department chairperson at the Durham Fair for many years.

She was predeceased by her father, Roger Scarpa, and her mother, Helen Nichols Scarpa, and her sister, Megan Lee Scarpa. She is survived by her longtime love Brian Lyman, as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins. But Lauren’s friends were considered her immediate family and the ones with which she shared so much. She will be dearly missed.

Lauren's family and friends would like to thank the Franciscan Sisters and their care team for the compassionate care they gave to her.

Interment in In Memoriam Cemetery will be private. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date. Gifts in her memory may be sent to the Sisters’ Project. www.thesistersproject.org. Arrangements are under the direction of The Wallingford Funeral Home.

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