G. Louise Nichols, age 80, of Milford, widow of the late Charles Nichols, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Connecticut Hospice. A life long Milford resident, she was born on July 22, 1931 to the late Gertrude Burgess Bevilacqua and Anthony Bevilacqua. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she is survived by her daughters Sharon Fedor and her husband William and Deborah Dunleavey and her husband Mark all of Milford, grandchildren Michael Rapuano and wife Nina of East Haddam, Nicholas Fedor of Milford and his fiancée Christie Alesevich of Trumbull, Paul Fedor and his wife Jessica of Milford, Patrick Dunleavey and his wife Danielle of Trumbull and Philip Dunleavey of Florida, great grandchildren Skyler Rapuano and Michael Rapuano of East Haddam and Zachary Dunleavey of Trumbull, brother George Bevilacqua and his wife Margaretta of Milford, sister-in-laws Myrtle Ransdell and her husband Charles of West Chester, OH and Cora Nichols of Oxford and several nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces and great nephews. Calling hours are Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 5 to 8pm at the Smith & Sefcik Funeral Home, 135 Broad St., Milford. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 31st at 11am in the funeral home. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Donations may be made in her name to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405 or ALS Foundation, 4 Oxford Rd., Unit D4, Milford, CT 06460.

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