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Lucy Greenman Backus

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Birth	:	17 Jan 1919 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	29 Nov 2011 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8596992, -72.6492004
Plot	:	Sec 3 Row 10 Lot 314b
Description	:	Lucy (Greenman) Backus, 92, of Windsor, beloved wife of the late Horace Backus, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at Hartford Hospital. Born in Norwich, daughter of the late Lester and Agnes (Portelance) Greenman, she lived in Windsor for the last 58 years. Lucy graduated from Norwich Free Academy and worked at Electric Boat in Groton during World War II. She also worked in the cafeteria at Clover Street School and was clerk for the former W.T. Grants. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Poquonock. Lucy volunteered in the Windsor school system and the Windsor Caring Connection.... Read More	Lucy (Greenman) Backus, 92, of Windsor, beloved wife of the late Horace Backus, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at Hartford Hospital. Born in Norwich, daughter of the late Lester and Agnes (Portelance) Greenman, she lived in Windsor for the last 58 years. Lucy graduated from Norwich Free Academy and worked at Electric Boat in Groton during World War II. She also worked in the cafeteria at Clover Street School and was clerk for the former W.T. Grants. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Poquonock. Lucy volunteered in the Windsor school system and the Windsor Caring Connection. She also volunteered in other activities, including being a founding member and charter member of the Windsor Independent Living Association, and was a "Family Friends" volunteer at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Hartford Hospital. Lucy was recognized as a "Point of Light" by President Bush for her volunteerism. She is survived by a son, Charles L. Backus and his wife Diana DeLaHaye of Groton, MA; a daughter, Betsy and her husband Gordon Kenneson of Windsor; two grandsons, Peter W. Backus and Thomas P. Backus; a sister, Helene Manning of Amherst, MA; a cousin, Nancie Greenman; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Lester Greenman; and two sisters, Mary Greenman and Agnes Worcester. Burial will be private in Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Lucy may be made to the Windsor Caring Connection, 330 Windsor Ave., Windsor, CT 06095, to WILA, 45 Maple Ave., Windsor, CT 06095, or to the CT Children's Medical Center Foundation, Inc., 282 Washington St., Hartford, CT 06106. Published in The Hartford Courant on December 1, 2011

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Lucy Greenman Backus death on 29 Nov 2011 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.8596992
Longitude: -72.6492004

Family Members:

Parent

Lester Greenman

(1882 - 1946)

Agnes M. Roi Portelance Greenman

(1884 - 1954)

Spouse

Horace J Backus

(1919 - 1985)

Siblings

Loring Lester Greenman

(unknow - 1912)

Mary Portelance Greenman

(1916 - 1988)

Helene Greenman Manning

(1921 - 2015)

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