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Edna Camarota, 97, of East Haven passed away Oct. 7 at St. Raphael Campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1922, in Brooklyn to Christian and Emma (Steinert) Uhde. Edna is preceded in death by her parents and husband Jeremiah Camarota, Jr., (2008). She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces, and -nephews.

When she finished public school, her mom and older sister Emma decided that she should attend a vocational training school, where she was taught to be a clerk in an office. Eventually Aunt Edna went to work in the billing department of Blakeslee’s finance division. One of her jobs there was to handle the leasing contracts on the Blakeslee property in East Haven. She said she never dreamed that someday she would be living in that very house.

Aunt Edna was active in the Catholic community, belonged to several organizations, and was a gifted quilter.

The family received friends on Oct. 16 until the time of service in the Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home (Clancy Funeral Home), 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven, followed by Committal at St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven.