Lucille E. King, 72, of Branford, beloved wife of Richard J. King, died Feb. 4 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Mrs. King was born April 16, 1941 in New Haven to the late Anthony and Anna Guarino DeMichele. She worked for many years as a sales representative at K-Mart until retiring 10 years ago. 

In addition to her husband, she leaves her children Richard “Rick” A. King and his wife Ellen, David King, Patricia Biondello, Patrick Biondello, who was like a son to her, and Deborah King.

Her funeral procession will leave from the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main Street, Branford, Saturday, Feb. 8 at 8:30 a.m. for a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 9 a.m. at St. Mary Church. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery. Friends may call Friday, Feb. 7 from 5 – 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311 or online at diabetes.org. For directions and online memorial see wsclancy.com.