Mary Pauline DiFederico

New Canaan - Mary Pauline DiFederico, 86, formerly of Waterford, entered eternal life June 21, 2025, in New Canaan. Pauline was born May 20, 1939, in St. Stephen, New Brunswick Canada, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Mary Boutin.
She married her beloved husband, Dr. John DiFederico, May 16, 1964, who predeceased her after nearly 57 years of marriage.
Mary graduated from nursing school in 1961, at St. John’s Hospital in New Brunswick, and then worked alongside her husband as a dental assistant at their practice in New London.
She is survived by her three devoted children, Cynthia and Herb Williams of Kodak, Tenn., Dee and Kevin McCurry of Winchester, Mass., and John and Lucia DiFederico of Sandy Hook; also her sister Frances and Stephen Auyeung of Toronto, Canada. Mary had seven loving grandchildren: Kyle Williams, Ryan and Lyndsay Williams, Hannah McCurry and Henry McCurry, Gina DiFederico, Anthony DiFederico and Dominic DiFederico.
A private Committal Service will be held at a later date at East Neck Cemetery in Waterford. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (michaeljfox.org). The Impelitteri-Malia Funeral Home, 84 Montauk Avenue, New London has been entrusted with her care.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mary Pauline DiFederico, please visit our floral store.