Colette K Ostrowski

Colette K. Ostrowski, age 64 of Fairfield, passed away on September 2, 2014 at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport. She is survived by her loving husband Theodore P. Ostrowski and her two children Sara and Alexander. Colette was a graduate of the University of Bridgeport class of 1972 where she majored in History. She worked as a Personnel Systems Coordinator at Blue Cross and Blue Shield from 1972-1977 before having her two children. Her volunteer work included: teaching church school at First Church Congregational of Fairfield, the Environmental Awareness Program for the Audubon Society, Mill River Wetland Study Group guide, and an active role in the Roger Sherman School PTA. From 1992-1995 Colette worked as a Paraprofessional at Riverfield School until she pursued a career as a Serials Specialist at Sacred Heart and Fairfield Universities from 1995-2013. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling the world, jazz music, cooking, entertaining, reading, photography and children's storybook writing. Calling hours will be held at Spear-Miller Funeral Home in Fairfield from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2014. Funeral services will be held at First Church Congregational in Fairfield at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 6. Internment will be held at Oaklawn cemetery following the service at First Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Columbia University Lung transplant program. Checks made out to Trustees of Columbia University with a memo "Lung Transplant Program."
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Dr. Arcasoy
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