Obituary: Elaine M. Clendennin, 54, of Quaker Hill

Written by Byles MacDougall Funeral Service

Elaine Marie (Spinney) Clendennin, 54, of Quaker Hill, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in New London, Conn., on November 4, 1962 to Reginald Spinney and the late Dorothy (Sutton) Spinney of Groton.

Elaine graduated from Fitch Senior High School in 1980. She worked for Groton Public Schools for over 20 years, most recently as kitchen manager at Charles Barnum Elementary. A lover of the outdoors, she enjoyed spending time on the beach and in her garden.

In addition to her father, Elaine is survived by her loving husband, Kevin, whom she married on July 4, 2015 at Point O’Woods in Old Lyme; her beloved children, Elisha Moore, and her husband, Chris, of Ledyard, Katelyn Clark, and her husband, Jeffrey, of Ledyard, Aaron Mumenthaler, and his wife Cassandra, of Groton; and her stepsons, Conor and Morgan Clendennin, of Quaker Hill.

She will be sadly missed by her siblings, Robert Sutton, and his wife Debora, of Waterboro, Maine, Mark Sutton, and his wife, Cindy, of Mystic, and Park Spinney, and his wife, Dawn, of Groton, as well as her many nieces and nephews.

Elaine’s grandchildren, Nathan and Lucas Moore, Jordyn Clark, and her second granddaughter, due later this year, were the greatest lights in her life.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames St., New London. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 63 Old Norwich Rd., Quaker Hill. Burial will follow in Star Hill Burying Ground in Groton.

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