Obituaries

Cynthia O'Brien

October 11, 1970 - April 3, 2021

Burial Date April 8, 2021

Salem – Cynthia O’Brien, 50, of Salem entered eternal life April 3, 2021. She was born Oct. 11, 1970, in New York City, N.Y., the beloved daughter of John and Rosemary (Rotunda) O’Brien of Salem.

Moving to Salem at an early age, she attended local schools, and graduated from East Lyme High School. She later received her undergraduate degree from New Haven University. Went on to receive her master’s degree from University of Connecticut, and her MBA from Pepperdine University.

She was an amazing mom, which was the most important aspect of her life, devoting all her love, and time, to her three children. Cynthia was currently employed for Pfizer Co. in New London.

Besides her parents, she is survived by her three children, William Stadler, Avery Stadler and Keegan Stadler; and her brother, Sean O’Brien of Virginia.

Her family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home, 84 Montauk Avenue, New London. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, in Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 752 Norwich-Salem Turnpike, Oakdale. Interment to follow in Salem Green Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers, donation in her memory to, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.