Phyllis Bordonaro King
1943 - 2018


Phyllis Bordonaro (King) 74, of Portland passed away on March 17, 2018. She was a loving preschool teacher with the Head Start program.

She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bordonaro of Cromwell and widow of Richard E. King. She was loving companion to Roberto Serrano of Cromwell. She leaves behind her daughters Laura King and Donna Kowalski; eight grandchildren Richard, Kristyn, Kimberly, Kelsey, Kevin, Joshua, Rebecca and Kailoni and six great-grandchildren. She also leaves her seven siblings Carmella, Lucille, Josephine, Santo, Linda, Marie, and Deborah; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two children Katherine Horton and Patricia Smith.

The funeral will be held on Friday at 9 a.m. from the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main Street, Portland, followed by a Mass of Christian burial in St. John's Church, Cromwell, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at a later date in the family plot in Trinity Cemetery, Portland. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m.

Middletown Press - Mar. 21, 2018