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Sharon May, 70, of East Haven, died at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Aug. 12. She was born in New Haven on April 16, 1948, to the late Joseph F. and Madelyn Hamilton Hopkinson.

She is survived by a son, Charles May of East Haven; a daughter Jeanna May of Naugatuck; three brothers, Joseph Hopkinson of Branford, David (Terri) Hopkinson of Milford, and James Hopkinson of Branford; two sisters, Mary and Beverly Hopkinson, both of Branford; four grandchildren, Angelina Cardona, Stephen May, Autumn May, and Ariana Sandillo; and a great-granddaughter, Jaslynn Torres. She also leaves many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by two grandchildren, Mary May and Giovanni Cardona; her beloved life partner, Paul Morman; and a sister-in-law, Kathy Pierce.

Sharon loved flowers and all kinds of birds.

Friends called on Aug. 17 at the East Haven Memorial Longobardi–Brennan Funeral Home, 425 Main St., East Haven, 203-467-1708. Burial services were private. Please visit Sharon’s memorial page at easthavenmemorial.com and sign her guest book.