Gail Dianne Steele Wilkinson, of 11 Bern Court, passed Wednesday at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. She was 67.
Mrs. Wilkinson was born in New London on November 6, 1938 the daughter of Kenneth and Ethel (Hughes) Steele. Raised in Mystic, she was a graduate of Stonington High School.
She was employed for 18 years for the State of Connecticut, serving as police dispatcher at UCONN for the last four years of her career. She retired in 1992.
She was married to John U. Wilkinson in Groton on February 15, 1956. He died February 15, 2004. She is survived by her children, Deborah Brewer of Mystic, Darlene Poe of Mystic, Dawn Hatcher of Ledyard, Jeffrey Wilkinson of Groton and James Wilkinson of Coventry; a brother, Kenneth Steele of Norwich, 2 sisters, Lila Hubbard of Ca. and Alana Brown of Mystic; 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, John Wilkinson Jr.
A Funeral Service will be conducted at The Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Historic downtown Mystic on Friday at 11am. The Rev. Barbara Porizky will officiate. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. There are no visiting hours. Donations in her memory may be made to the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic CT 06355.
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