Sarah Ann       Lee

Sarah Ann (Root) Lee, 57, of Monroe, died November 27 at St Vincent Medical Center.

Ms Lee was born in Burlington, Vt., on April 5, 1947, a daughter of the late Alfred J. and Genevieve (Tardie) Root.

She was a managing supervisor for 27 years at Dresser Industries. She also loved fishing and hunting.

She is survived by sisters, Viola Fortin of Newtown and Theresa Root of Seymour; a brother, Alfred Root and his wife Donna of Shelton; four nieces, Cheryl Krauchik and Renee Mollo of Seymour, Jo-Anne Ushchak of East Haven, and Vicky Berry of Massachusetts; two nephews, Francis Fortin of Newtown and A.J. Root of Seymour, She also leaves extended family, Florence M. Erickson of Monroe, Rick and Sue Erickson of Sandy Hook, and their children, Eric, Henry, and Emily.

Funeral services were held on December 2 from the Spadaccino Community Funeral Home, 315 Monroe Turnpike, Route 111, Monroe to a Mass of Christian Burial in St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, in Newtown. Interment followed in St Rose Cemetery in Sandy Hook.

The Newtown Bee        December 3, 2004