Rena (Fumiatti) Monahan

Rena (Fumiatti) Monahan, 94, of East Hartford, beloved wife of the late Frank “Buddy” Monahan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford on July 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita (Colturi) Fumiatti and had lived in the area all her life. She graduated from Weaver High School. Rena worked at a bookkeeper for the CT Humane Society for many years. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and she enjoyed gardening, knitting and traveling. Rena was a longtime faithful communicant of St. Christopher Church and a member of the St. Christopher Adult Club.

A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Rena will be forever missed by her three daughters, Patricia Bartold of East Hartford, with whom she made her home, Denise Booker and husband Gary of North Haven and Joanne Hoyt and husband Keith of Port Charlotte, FL; six adored grandchildren, Frank, Caitlin, David, Matthew, Melissa, and Tyler and seven cherished great-grandchildren, Felipe, Anthony, Trinity, Betty, Paige, Arianna, and James. She is also survived by her sister, Inez Reardon of Windsor Locks and many dear nieces, nephews and extended family members. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by two sisters, Jeanne Gesuele and Josephine Monahan; her beloved grandson, Tim Hoyt; a special sister-in-law, Dorothy Seif; two brothers-in-law, Robert Monahan and Carl Reardon and her nephew, James Reardon. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Elaine and all Rena’s caregivers.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Christopher Church, 538 Brewer Street, East Hartford. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. Family and friends may pay their respects on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at the D’Esopo-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rena’s memory may be made to St. Edmund Campion Parish, 544 Brewer Street, East Hartford, CT 06118. To share a memory of Rena with her family, please visit www.desopoeh.com.