Sharon Gazda of East Windsor, beloved wife of Hank "Hench" Gazda for 50 years, passed away on Sunday, April 24. 2022. Sharon loved the ocean. Her favorite beach was Old Orchard Beach in Maine, where she traveled with Hench every summer and fall for the past 20 years. She made many good friends there. She also liked to travel by car for the past six winters to Galveston Island, TX, to visit family and friends. She loved the small pocket beaches there where you could drive onto the beach, and she could walk into the water. The drive to Texas and back was made more special by singing songs on the radio with Hench all the way down and back. Reminiscing about these fond memories comforted her at the end. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Jay and Mary Bernadine Nichols Smith, she lived and touched many people’s lives in East Windsor for 28 years. Sharon worked as a pediatric nurse for St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, a pharmacy assistant at Jack's Pharmacy in Hartford, a file clerk at Aetna in Hartford, and a clerk at Chester's Market and Hav-Mor market in East Windsor.

Besides her husband, Sharon is survived by her sons; Robbie and his wife Z, of Cypress TX, Raymond of California and Mike of Windsor CT; her beloved grandchildren; Rayan and Maisyn; a sister Kathleen Murphy and her husband George of Ocala Florida; a brother Robert Smith of Wethersfield, CT; her lifelong friend and mother-in-law Dorothy Gazda; a special god-daughter Nicole Elliott and her Mom Kathy Elliott, who was a longtime friend. Sharon also leaves numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother David Smith and sister Christine Smith.

Graveside service will be Monday, May 16, 2022, at 1:00 pm at the State Veterans Cemetery, 317 Bow Lane, Middletown, CT. Online condolences may be made at www.SheehanHilbornBreen.com