Ms. Colly Holmes, 71, of Norwalk, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at Norwalk Hospital. Colly was born in Norwalk on February 25, 1944, daughter of the late Joseph H., Jr. and Carolyn (Miller) Holmes, formerly of Colonial Rd, New Canaan. Colly grew up in, and spent most of her adult life in New Canaan. She attended Mitchell College of New London prior to working in the Human Resources Department for GTE, now Verizon. Throughout her life, Colly was a lover of animals especially horses and her prized English Setters. Colly leaves behind two brothers, Joe Holmes and his wife Poppy of Norwalk and Nathaniel Holmes III and his wife Denise of Penfield NY, a sister, Suki Welch of Sun City West, Arizona and eight nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Monday October 19, 2015 at 11:30 am in Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main St., New Canaan, CT 06840. Burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery. Friends and family may gather at the funeral home at 11:00 am. Contributions may be made in Colly’s honor to: The CT Humane Society 701 Russell Rd., Newington, CT 06111 Or online at www.humanesociety.org Or AmeriCares 88 Hamilton Ave. Stamford, CT USA 06902 Monday October 19, 2015 , 11:30am at Hoyt Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions Monday October 19, 2015 , 12:00pm at Lakeview Cemetery Click for Map and Directions