Former Middlebury resident
Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Nejame, 76, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 28, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of 52 years to Dr. Franklin Nejame of Southbury, Conn.
Elizabeth was the daughter of the late George and Frances (Swan) Ostendorf of Baltimore, Md. She was a graduate of Mount Saint Agnes High School and went on to become a registered nurse at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore, Md., where she met her husband. Elizabeth and Franklin Nejame were long-time residents of Middlebury, Conn., where they raised their six children. In recent years, Elizabeth and her husband spent their winters in Ixtapa, Mexico.
Elizabeth was the owner of the Wee Care Nursery and Daycare Center in Waterbury, Conn. for over 20 years. She had served in the Parish Council at St. John of the Cross Church, where she also had been a member of the finance committee. Elizabeth also was a past president of the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary. She was a strong and beautiful woman who cherished time with her husband and family and truly enjoyed connecting with friends, neighbors and her community.
Besides her husband, Elizabeth is survived by her children: Franklin Nejame of Middlebury, Conn.; Neil Nejame and his wife, Melissa, of Fair Haven, N.J.; Stephanie Nejame-Cintron and her husband, Gamaliel, of Cypress, Texas; Jennifer Scherr and her husband, Douglas, of Scarsdale, N.Y.; and Elizabeth Williams and her husband, Armistead, of New York, N.Y. Elizabeth also is survived by her two sisters, Barbara and her husband, James Thornton, of Oceanside, Calif., and Gloria and her husband, Jack Kohlhepp, of Baltimore, Md. She leaves behind her nine grandchildren, Charlie, Andrew, Sophie, Ian, Neil Jr., Sarah, Christopher, Armistead and Fielding, along with many nieces and nephews. She also leaves her sister-in-law, Annabelle Shuhart, and her husband, Robert, of Watertown, Conn. She was predeceased by her daughter Celeste M. Nejame.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John of the Cross Church at 1263 West St. in Middlebury Friday, June 3, at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be Thursday, June 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home at 235 Main St. N. in Southbury, Conn.
Memorial Contributions may be made to St. John of the Cross Church, P.O. Box 361, Middlebury, CT 06762, or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Greater New York Chapter, 200 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 603, White Plains, NY 10601
Online condolences can be left for the family at www.munsonloveterefuneralhome.com.
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