Louise Lawton Hitchcock Caso

WINSTED — Louise Lawton Hitchcock Caso, 97, died Nov. 28, 2010, at Laurel Hill Health Care following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of C. D. Caso and Allison Hitchcock.

Born in Unionville on March 4, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Elsie Lyde (Eaton) and Leighton Holmes Lawton. Prior to her retirement, she had worked for the state of Connecticut Child Welfare Department for many years.

She was a graduate of Farmington High School, class of 1931, and Arnold College, class of 1934, and she had also completed many courses at the University of Bridgeport. She was a member of Crystal Rebecca Lodge and the Green Woods Garden Club and was an avid painter.

She is survived by a son, Ralph L. Hitchcock and his wife, Peggy, of Winsted; three daughters, Karen Poulsen of Naples, Fla., Barbara Sowell of Winsted and Priscilla Harriman and her husband, Steve, of Reedville, Va.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Leighton Eaton Lawton; and three sisters, Esther Lawton Callendar, Vera Elsie Bloom and Gladys H. Lawton.

Funeral services and burial will take place in the spring. There are no calling hours.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Foothills Visiting Nurse and Homecare, Inc., 32 Union St., Winsted, CT 06098 or the Beardsley & Memorial Library, Munro Place, Winsted, CT 06098. To leave an online condolence, visit maloneyfuneral.com.

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