Obituary of Karen A. Goguen

Karen A. Goguen, 57, of Colchester, died Thursday November 3, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. Born May 18, 1959 in Hartford, daughter of Paul Goguen of Colchester and Dolores (Aldington) Goguen of South Windsor she had lived in Colchester since 1992. Karen had a lifelong love for horses and enjoyed volunteering at the Hebron Lion’s Club Fair. Besides her parents she is survived by her husband Carl Zirkenbach, her daughter Karly Zirkenbach of Colchester, 2 brothers and their wives, Glenn and Debbie Goguen and Gary Goguen and Mary Holman all of Rhode Island and a special friend Theresa McHugh of Tolland. Funeral service will be Tuesday Nov. 8 at 11am in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Burial will follow in Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday morning from 9:30am to 11:00am. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Smilow Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital, 114 Woodland St., Hartford, CT. 06105. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.