Nelly Liepa

November 29, 1937 - January 22, 2017

Nelly Liepa, 79, of New Britain, wife of Zigurds “Zigi” Liepa, passed away Friday January 20, 2017. Born in Latvia, she immigrated to the US in 1951 with her family and resided in Cambridge MA. She met her husband, also Latvian born, in Albany NY, where soon after they got married and enjoyed 58 years of marriage together. She moved to New Britain in 1958. Nelly was the Head Teller at the former First City Bank, and had also worked at several other area banks for a total of 16 years, retiring in 2002. Because she worked in the bank for 16 years and had her children attend New Britain public schools - she was well known and very well liked in New Britain. She enjoyed traveling in her younger years, especially several trips to Las Vegas, as well as her many Pontiac cars - but her greatest joy was her grandchildren, of whom she was very proud. Besides her husband Zigi, she leaves two sons, Robert Liepa and his wife Deborah of Hutchinson Island, FL; and Raymond Liepa and his wife Beth of Oceanside, CA; a daughter, Christine Nardello and her husband Michael of Canton; a brother, Kristians Veinbergs and his wife Judith of Natick, MA; 7 grandchildren, Ryan and David Liepa; Nicholas, Natalie and Rachel Nardello; Trevor and Claire Liepa; and several nieces and nephews. Nelly was predeceased by a sister, Mara Pantages. Calling hours will held at 10am on Friday January 27 at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain, followed at 11am by a memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospital of Central Connecticut Breast Cancer Center - https://thocc.org/giving/donate-now. The family would also like to thank the staff of Apple Rehab of Farmington Valley for their care, especially the kind nurses and CNA's of the Annex. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com.