Obituary: Ann "June" (Norman) McKinnon, 81, of Wolcott

Ann "June" (Norman) McKinnon, 81, of 56 Chicory Drive, died unexpectedly Sunday April 1, 2012 at her residence.

McKinnon was born in Waterbury on June 24, 1930, daughter of the late George and Agnes (Gerillo) Norman. She graduated from Wilby High School and Central Connecticut State Teaching University. She lived in Wolcott for 52 years.

McKinnon worked as a teacher for the city of Waterbury for 36 years, specializing in phonetic reading and retiring in 1989 from Tinker School. She was a member of the Waterbury Retired Teacher’s Association and the State Retired Teacher’s Association.

McKinnon was a communicant of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and a member of the Eucharistic Adoration Society. She loved traveling, having taken three to four vacations annually. She enjoyed dining out with family and friends and especially enjoyed spending time with her many nieces and nephews that she adored.

She leaves a son, Robert G. McKinnon with whom she lived of Wolcott; a brother, George B. Norman and his wife Patricia of Watertown; two sisters, Norene Ebeling and her husband Charles of West Palm Beach, Fla. and Barbara Wihbey and her husband Dr. Joseph G. Wihbey of Middlebury; and many nieces and nephews, George Schreck of Portland, Ore.; Dr. Jean Wihbey of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Joan Papa and her husband Michael of Middlebury; Atty. Linda T. Wihbey and her husband Jack Pickering of Waterbury; Laura W. Conway and her husband P. J. of Prospect; Joseph Wihbey and his wife Dana of Litchfield; Christopher Wihbey and his wife Nepha of Wolcott; Eric Norman and his wife Sharon of Exeter, N.H.; and Lisa Fricker and her husband William of Watertown, and a host of grand nieces and nephews.

Calling Hours: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury

Funeral: 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception for a 10 a.m. mass.

Burial: Following in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown.

Memorial Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in McKinnon's memory to: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Eucharistic Adoration Society, 74 West Main St., P.O. Box 1670, Waterbury, CT 06702.