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Doris Cousins, “Aunt Do,” 91, of East Haven passed away peacefully at Connecticut Hospice on April 15. She was born Dec. 24, 1926, in New Haven to Joseph Sr. and Florence (Petrelli) Cousins.

Doris is survived by her brother Edmund Cousins of Wallingford, nephew Anthony J. Nazzaro (Paula); nephew William Nazzaro (Theresa); niece and best friend with whom she lived, Jo-Ann Dziuba (Anthony); nephew Joseph P. Cousins; numerous great-nieces and -nephews; along with her pet companion “Molly.” Doris is preceded in death by her parents, stepmother Mary Grace Petrelli, sister Claire (Cousins) Nazzaro, and brother Joseph Cousins, Jr.

Doris was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, advocate for animals, and worked at the New Haven Symphony. She retired from Yale University as a manager in the Telecommunications Department.

Family and friends are invited to meet and attend a graveside service on April 19 at 10:30 a.m. in All Saints Cemetery, 700 Middletown Ave., North Haven (please meet directly at the cemetery office). Funeral services are in the care of Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, (Clancy Funeral Home), Kirkham Avenue, East Haven.