Nicolena "Nicky" Quartin

Nicolena Quartin, 99, of Enfield CT and formally of West Hartford CT, passed away peacefully on July 6th, just 1 month and 3 days short of her 100th birthday. She was the beloved wife of Leonard J. Quartin. Nicolena was born in Port Chester NY on August 9, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Christiano) Caruso. Nicky worked with her husband Leonard where he was the President of Kalart Victor for many years. She also helped run Rhine Blueprinting with Leonard and worked at Hartford National Bank. Nicky loved cooking and was a gourmet and loved sharing her family Italian recipes with family and friends. She always made sure there were freshly made baked goods for her children and their friends when they came home from school. She also loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. More then anything Nicky adored her 3 children often sitting in ski lodges for hours knitting while her children skied. She also volunteered as a room mother in their school, took them on shopping trips to NYC and attended their sporting events. She traveled extensively with her husband as Kalart Victor was an export/import company in the audio visual manufacturing business. Nicky grew up in Port Chester NY before moving to Greenwich CT with her parents. She graduated from Port Chester High School in Port Chester New York before attending secretarial school. She and Leonard bought their first and only house in 1956 in West Hartford before Nicky moved to Enfield in 2011. Nicolena is predeceased by her father Joseph Caruso, mother Josephine Caruso, husband Leonard Quartin and son Bruce Quartin. She leaves her son Daniel J. Quartin and his wife Tamara of Newington Connecticut and daughter, Cynthia Quartin and her wife Kim Tait of Enfield, Connecticut with whom she made her home for ten years. Besides her children she leaves granddaughters Ashley Quartin (Joey Harrington), Danielle Quartin, step granddaughter Kelsey Whitefield, Tamara Quartin (Edgar Marte) and Victoria Quartin (Cody Lackey). She also leaves her wonderful great grandchildren Zoey, Brayden, Preston, Hunter, Layla and Wyatt. She also leaves close personal friends Barbara Randolph, Sharon Lowery, Laurie Larkin, Kelly Woodard and Marian Dippel. The family would like to give special thanks to Assisted Living Service, Inc., Mary Donkor her caretaker for her dedicated and loving service as well as Abena Etur, Adwoa Obeng, and Jessica Payge. A special thanks to Vitas Healthcare and Hospice Services, especially her nurse Michelle for their guidance and comfort during Nicky’s final days A wake celebrating Nicolena’s life will be July 9th at 8:30 a.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford. Followed by a mass Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. to be held at St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford, CT. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in West Hartford. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Nicolena’s name may be made to Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter, 200 Executive Blvd, S #4b, Southington, CT 06489. For on-line expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Nicolena "Nicky" Quartin

July 6, 2022