Esther Coppola Battaline

April 2, 1919 - November 1, 2006

Esther M. Coppola Battaline, 87, of New Britain, widow of Ralph S. Battaline, died Wednesday November 1, 2006 at Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. Born in Providence, daughter of the late Emilio and Raphaela Costanzo Coppola, she was also predeceased by her step-mother Hilda Storti Coppola, and lived in New Britain most of her life. Esther was employed at Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford for 24 years, retiring in 1979. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Britain. Surviving is her daughter, Carol White and her husband Frank of Wallingford; a sister, Olga Fisco and her husband Marshal of Cheshire; a sister-in-law, Virginia Coppola of Bloomfield; a brother-in-law, Louise Amodio of New Britain; several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, parents and step-mother, she was predeceased by a brother Nicholas Coppola, a sister Ada Amodio, and her twin sister at birth, Aurora Coppola. Funeral Service are Monday 10 AM at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain. Burial will follow in Mt. Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Sunday afternoon 2 to 4 PM at Carlson Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assocaition, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492. Please share a memory or note of sympathy by clicking on "GUESTBOOK" at the bottom of this page.