Yolanda Risko, 97, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday March 8 at Wilton Meadows Health Care Center. The daughter of the late Theresa and John B. Risko, Yolanda was a long-time resident of East Norwalk. She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1935 and worked at Nash Engineering for more than 40 years. She was a faithful life-long member of East Avenue United Methodist Church in East Norwalk and was a featured soloist (Alto) with the choirs of Saugatuck Congregational Church, Temple Israel in Westport, and Stamford Congregational Church. Miss Risko was also a long-time member of the Fairfield County Chorale which performed and toured frequently, including trips to Europe and Japan. She served as a volunteer usher for many years at Westport Country Playhouse and volunteered her time with Norwalk Meals-on-Wheels and the Connecticut Welcome Center at the Darien rest area on the Connecticut Turnpike, earning recognition for her many volunteer activities. She enjoyed traveling and cruises and was an avid swimmer. Miss Risko is survived by her sister, Betty Johnson, of Wilton, her niece, Nancy Johnson, of Santa Fe, NM, and nephews Raymond Nau of Indian Harbour Beach, FL, Eugene Grand Pre of Brownville, NY, and Paul Grand Pre of Mount Kisco, NY. She is pre-deceased by her sisters Theresa Nau of Miami, FL and Eda Grand Pre of Wilton, CT. Internment at Riverside Cemetery by Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home was performed in a private family ceremony. Miss Risko's family would welcome visitors at a brief memorial service for Yolanda to be held Saturday March 21 at 11:30 a.m. in the theater at Brookdale Place Senior Living, 96 Danbury Rd in Wilton, CT. Memorial donations may be made to East Avenue United Methodist Church, 244 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06855, or Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, CT 06880. Norwalk's Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home and Crematory, 5 East Wall Street has been entrusted with arrangements.
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