NEW HAVEN — Carolyn Brown Myhre, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, after a long illness. She enjoyed the constant love and support of her family until the very end.

Carolyn was born in Bel Air, Md., the daughter of Clarence and Helen Brown. She grew up in Street, Md., and graduated from Bel Air High School. Soon after graduating, Carolyn started working at the Edgewood Arsenal Army Base (Md.), where she met the love of her life and future husband, Stephen Taber Myhre. Her working career included being a secretary, bank teller, customer service representative, business owner at Electronic Lab and Country Village Campground, then most recently billing at Counseling Service of Addison County, from where she retired.

She was an avid Bingo player and loved watching sports in person and on television. Her favorite teams were the Baltimore Orioles, New England Patriots and Notre Dame.

Carolyn will be remembered for her kindness and goofy sense of humor. Carolyn and Steve had a special relationship, enjoying 51 devoted years together with their children. They were a very close family, as their beloved “Mimi” loved to feed them with Sunday dinners, big holiday meals and birthday celebrations.

She leaves her son, Stephen Jr., and his fiancée Lesley Bessery and grandchildren Justin and Andrew; daughter Helen and her wife Lisa Bessette; grandchildren Drew and Megan, stepgrandchildren Megan (Lyman), Sara and Dylan; and step great-grandchildren Addy and Kasey; son Dan and wife Kate and grandchildren Mason and Madeline;  and her siblings Betty Brown, Sharon Funk (Dennis), Anthony Brown (Tanya) and Michael Brown (Shelia). She was predeceased by her parents, husband and sister Miriam Reno and brother Robert Brown.

Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Middlebury on Oct. 30, 2021 at 10 a.m. with Father Luke officiating. A reception will follow at Helen and Lisa’s home at 1263 Dog Team Road, New Haven.◊