Mabel (Granquist) Zytka, 82, of New Britain, widow of Anthony Zytka, passed away Thursday (May 14, 2009) at Jerome Home in New Britain.  A lifelong New Britain resident, she was daughter of the late Nels and Judith (Nylander) Granquist.  Mabel graduated from New Britain High School in 1945 and was a Bookkeeper at Traveler’s Insurance Company in Hartford for 15 years.  She had also worked at Berson Oil and Moore Medical in New Britain.  Mabel was a member of First Lutheran Church in New Britain and the former Lydia Unit at the church.  She was former treasurer of the New Britain League of Women Voters and worked with Dorothy Turnrose registering voters for many years.

            Surviving is a daughter, Karen Rustico and her husband Robert of East Berlin; a brother, Nels A. Granquist and his wife Shirley of Manchester; two grandchildren, Adam and Amanda Rustico; several nieces and nephews.  Besides her husband and parents, she was also predeceased by a son, Anthony David “Tony” Zytka.

            Funeral services are Monday 10 AM at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 68 Main Street, East Berlin, CT 06023.  Burial will follow in Wilcox Cemetery.  Calling hours are Sunday 5 to 8 PM at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Lutheran Church, 77 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051 or to St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church.  Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com