Constance Jane Bliss Marshall entered the kingdom of heaven on November 16, 2012 at the Pavilions of Forrestal in Princeton, N.J. She was 71. Constance was the loving wife of the late Thomas C. Marshall. A 40 year resident of Berlin, CT, she served on the Board of Education and Town Council.

Connie was the daughter of the late W. Richard Bliss and the late Constance Barwis Bliss of Harrington Park, N.J. She leaves two sons, John T. Marshall of Avon, CT and Timothy T. Marshall and his wife Anya of Johannesburg, South Africa, two granddaughters, Sophia and Lilly, a brother Walter Bliss Jr. and his wife Mary of Princeton, N.J., her nephew Richard Bliss and his wife Elizabeth and her nieces Maggie Bliss, Katie Bliss and Libby Bliss.

Connie was an animal lover. She had a cat named Scamper and a dog named Baxter whom she took for long walks in Bicentennial Park in Berlin. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in New Britain, CT, where she served on the Vestry for many years. She was a proud democrat and once a candidate for the State House of Representatives. She was also a member of the League of Women Voters and the Kensington Sunrise Rotary Club.

Mrs. Marshall graduated Northern Valley Regional High School, majored in psychology at the College of Wooster, and obtained her Masters of Education at Columbia University. She did not have to strive to achieve Rotary's motto ''Service above self"; it came natural to her. Her never ending contagious smile brightened the lives of many who had the bliss of knowing her. She truly loved people and was the embodiment of what it means to be a Christian.

A Memorial Service will be held 1:00PM on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 147 West Main Street New Britain, CT 06052.