Anna Senkowski Doolittle

Anna Senkowski Doolittle, lifetime resident of Cheshire, Ct., died peacefully in her home, Saturday, April 12, 2025. She was 95. Anna grew up on a small vegetable and chicken farm during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. Even through those difficult times, she had many happy memories of her elder sister Catherine and their parents Katherine and Charles Senkowski. Anna attended Humiston School in Cheshire and graduated from New Haven Commercial High School in 1947. She subsequently graduated from the New Haven State Teachers College (now Southern Connecticut State College) in 1951 and taught at Darcy School in Cheshire. In 1973, she received her Master of Science degree from Southern Connecticut. While still attending college, Anna joined the Cheshire Grange No. 23, where she met Richard Doolittle, of Mt. Carmel, Ct. The couple were married in 1951 in the Mt. Carmel Congregational Church and built their own home across the street from Anna’s childhood home. She has lived there ever since. In 1958 Anna and Richard were selected Grange Young Couple of the Year. Anna was recognized for 75 years of membership in the Cheshire Grange in 2024. Anna was devoted to her husband and three children: daughter Nancy and sons Allan and William. While they were growing up and until her own retirement, Anna worked as a business manager for her husband’s business, Cheshire Plumbing and Heating Company. She continued to be active in the Cheshire Grange and in other civic activities. Anna was known for her welcoming smile, her love of her family and her great baking skills. Anna is survived by daughter Nancy and wife Dawn Cook; son William Doolittle; grandson Mark Doolittle and wife Tia; grandson James Doolittle; nephews Gary and Theodore Doolittle; niece Dara Fiorillo and husband John; and extended family. Anna was predeceased by her sister, Catherine; her son Allan; her husband, Richard; her sisters-in-law Evelyn Zwick and Barbara Doolittle; and her brothers-in-law Robert and Edwin Doolittle. Funeral services are Thursday at 11 a.m. in Sisk Brothers Funeral Home 3105 Whitney Ave. Hamden. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Burial Ground. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cheshire Grange, the Mt. Carmel Congregational Church or the American Cancer Society can be made in Anna’s name.