Debra LABBE

Debra (Labbe) Knapik, 41, of New Britain, wife of Richard Knapik, died Saturday, (November 26, 2005) at New Britain General Hospital. A lifelong New Britain resident, she was daughter of the late Andrew and Susan (Langley) Labbe. She graduated from New Britain High School in 1981 and worked at the UConn Health Center in Farmington for 15 years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of St. Joseph's Church and the New Britain Catholic Council. Besides her husband Richard, she leaves a son, Andrew Knapik and a daughter, Jessica Knapik, both of New Britain; a brother, Daniel Labbe and his wife, Carol of New Britain; a sister, Kathleen Labbe of Plainville; her mother-in-law, Jean (Okonowski) Knapik of New Britain; a sister-in-law, Nancy Kraczkowsky of Newington; an aunt, Madeline DeSantis of Wallingford; five nieces and two nephews, Susan, Krystal and Ryan Bard, Chelsea, Michelle and Jacob Labbe, and Amanda Kraczkowsky. She was predeceased by a brother, Joseph Labbe. Funeral services are Thursday, 9:15 a.m. at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, New Britain. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Calling hours are Wednesday, 5-9 p.m. at Carlson Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph's School, 29 Edson Street, New Britain, CT 06051. Please share a memory or note of sympathy with Debra's family at www.casonfuneralhome.comPublished in the Hartford Courant on 11/28/2005.