Kathleen (Chanda) Jalbert, age 61 of Stratford, passed away on Sunday July 12, 2009 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Jalbert, a retired receptionist at Bridgeport Hospital, was born in Bridgeport to the late John Chanda and Emily (Rebmann) Chanda of Stratford and has been a life long area resident. She was a member and past president of the Stratford Woman's Club. Survivors, in addition to her mother Emily, include her beloved husband Ernest Jalbert, two sisters-in-law Jacqueline Leja and her husband Raymond of Bridgeport and Elbean Duffy and her husband Phillip of Litchfield, several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her father she was predeceased by her beloved son Keith. Funeral services will take place on Thursday July 16, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford and at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Grace Church Stratford for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make donations to the American Diabetes Association 149 Madison Avenue New York , New York 10016 .