Evelyn LeJeune McLaughlin passed peacefully in the presence of her family on August 23, 2018 in her home in New Canaan, Connecticut. She was born on November 26, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Archibald LeJeune and Theresa Kunz LeJeune. Evelyn graduated from Saint Catherine’s School of Nursing in Brooklyn, NY where she lived until she was married in 1955. She was employed as an nurse in Brooklyn, NY and later Cincinnati, OH, where she moved with her husband to raise their family. She supported her communities in many roles; volunteering at her churches throughout her lifetime, teaching Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) to grade school children, serving as Den Mother for the Cub Scouts, serving as PTA President of Kilgour School in Cincinnati, participating with the outreach activities of the League of Women Voters of New Canaan, and serving as President of the New Canaan Women’s Club. Evelyn was a devout Catholic and eternally optimistic. She filled her family’s lives with faith, strength, kindness, wonderful celebrations, family traditions, and memories to last a lifetime. She will be greatly missed by her family. Evelyn is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Martin Patrick McLaughlin, and their four devoted children, Lenore McLaughlin Miller of Wilton, Connecticut, Nancy McLaughlin Barry of Silvermine, Connecticut, Martin Paul McLaughlin of Darien, Connecticut, and Susan McLaughlin Bottini of Wilton, Connecticut. She is also survived by her eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A Vigil for the deceased, Evelyn LeJeune McLaughlin, will be held at Hoyt Funeral Home in New Canaan, CT, on Sunday, August 26 from 4:00 to 7:00pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Aloysius Church on Monday, August 27 at 10:00am, to be followed by the Rite of Committal at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan, CT