Obituary of Barbara L. Tiriolo

Barbara L. (Kolok) Tiriolo, age 77, of Trumbull and formerly of Norwalk passed away peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2025 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Patsy Tiriolo Jr. Born in Port Chester, NY on September 13, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Gillespie) Kolok.

Barbara was a graduate of Greenwich High School class of 1965 and Norwalk Community College, where she earned her associates degree and was honored to have been one of the first graduates to obtain her paralegal certificate there. She later held a long career spanning over 40 years, 30 of which she built her own business. She was an avid reader, who loved traveling and playing mahjong with her lifelong friends. Barbara leaves behind a legacy of being remembered as a loving, generous, kind, and caring individual, who always put the needs of others before her own. She was the glue that held her family together and was happiest when surrounded by her grandchildren, whom she adored. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

In addition to her beloved husband Patsy of 58 years, she is survived by her devoted children, Joseph Tiriolo and his wife Donna, Christian Tiriolo and his wife Shari and Jessica Tiriolo and her partner Dave McNeil, her beloved grandchildren, Allyson Eff and her husband Henry, Peyton Tiriolo, Jaden Tiriolo, Griffin Tiriolo, Sean Theisen, and Isabelle Theisen, her sister, Alice Fudale, as well as many loving nieces, nephews and lifelong friends. She was predeceased by her brothers, Paul Kolok Jr. and William Kolok.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. directly in St. Theresa Church, 5301 Main St., Trumbull. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Friends may greet the family on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org) or to SLAMT1D, Little Fenway, 81 Foothills Drive, Jericho, VT 05465 (www.slamt1d.org)

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