Hazel (Will) Slack Harmacey of Stonington, passed away Thursday February 14, 2019. Born March 7, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Wilmot B and Nellie I (Wilbur) Will of Groton, CT. Raised in part by her grandparents Dudley and Deborah (Clark) Wilbur, she attended Mystic Academy school and married her husband, William Herbert Slack, in the Noank Baptist Church. She raised her family in both Stonington, CT and Hope Valley, RI. In addition to being a wife and mother, she worked at Yardley Electric and provided housekeeping, child and elder care services outside her home. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and the companionship of friends and neighbors.
She is survived by her children, William E Slack of Groton, Randall B Slack and his wife Leslie of Torrington and JoAnn Slack of Landenberg, PA; son-in-law Nathanial P Joslin of North Stonington; sister Thelma E Beauchamp of Mystic; 4 grandchildren, Patricia, Eileen, Daniel and Randall; and 2 great grandchildren, Alyssa and Sabrina. She was predeceased by her daughter, Pamela (Slack) Joslin of North Stonington; 2 husbands, William H Slack and Walter Harmacey; 4 brothers, Wilmot C Will, Earl M Will, Clifford L Will, and Richard A Will; and 3 sisters, Florence Myers, Phyllis Burdick and Elsie Mae Will.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Mystic. Burial will immediately follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Cemetery Lane off Route 3 in Hopkinton, RI.
