Obituary of Sabina O'Connor

December 29, 2006 Resident of Trumbull Sabina Dolly Virginia Laureno OConnor, died Friday, December 29, 2006 at St. Vincent Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Born and raised in Stamford, CT, she resided in Trumbull, CT since 1971 and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Anna Vacca Laureno. Mrs. OConnor was the proprietor of Dollys Tots and Teens Clothing Store in Stamford and was a homemaker. She was a beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, wife, sister and friend. She was a wonderful woman with a flair for fashion. She had a smile that could light up a room and a laugh that was contagious. She loved her family and friends and always made sure everyone was content and well fed. She also took care of all the neighborhood squirrels and always made sure they were fed too. She loved playing the numbers, going to the casino, shopping and just being with her family. As the matriarch of the family, she will be greatly missed. She was pre-deceased by her husband, John J. OConnor and two brothers, John Sharkey Laureno and Michael E. Laureno, Sr. She is survived by her loving companion, Nicholas Fanell of Bridgeport, four children, Gail Cowley and her husband, James of Trumbull, John OConnor and his wife, Marge of Huntington, Arlene Fanali of Monroe and her son-in-law, Joseph Fanali of Monroe, Lynn Mones and her husband, Wayne of Trumbull, a brother, Raymond Laureno and his wife, Reva of Beachwood, Ohio, eight grandchildren, Sharon Cowley, Steven Cowley, Esq. and his wife, Heather, Dr. John J. OConnor and his wife, Mary Lynn, Sabrina Fanali and her fiance, Chris Bernais, Mia Fanali-Skowronski and her husband, Gene, Megan Mones, Matthew Mones and Marc Mones, six great grandchildren, Dylan, Hannah, Benjamin and Caroline Cowley and Jack and Michael OConnor. Funeral Information Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 10:00 a.m. in St. Stephen Church, Trumbull for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery, Darien. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m.