Obituary of Sandra Roberts

Sandra Lynn (Mierzejewski) Roberts, 36, of Storrs, passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital on Saturday, July 2, 2011. She was the devoted spouse of Russell Miner of Storrs and the loving mother of her son, Jacob John Mierzejewski. Sandra was born in Hartford on August 29, 1974, the daughter of John Mierzejewski of West Hartford and the late Susan Walker Czepiel of Hebron. She attended schools in West Hartford and Hebron where she began a lifetime collection of treasured friends. Sandra was a tireless caregiver, passionate about the people she loved and what she could do for them. She worked hard, enjoyed life, and shared many fun and adventurous experiences with Jacob that will enrich him for a lifetime. Her smile, her laugh, and the love in her heart will remain forever with those she touched. In addition to Russell and Jacob, she is survived by her father John Mierzejewski and his wife Elaine LeLaurin of West Hartford, sister Cynthia Trahan and her husband Daniel of Groton, and brother John Mierzejewski III and his partner Lena Hickey of East Hartford. She will also be missed by her loving grandmother Helen Mierzejewski of West Hartford, stepsister Elizabeth LeLaurin Wharton and her husband James of Brookline, MA , all of her aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, stepfather Michael Czepiel, the Miner family, and numerous loving friends. Family and friends will gather to share remembrances of Sandra at the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury, CT, on Thursday, July 7, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home followed by burial at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Glastonbury. Donations in memory of Sandra may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT. 06492. To share a memory please visit www.mulryanfh.com.