Shirley Connors Habel, age 84, of Durham, formerly of Bridgeport, widow of Steven Habel, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. Mrs. Habel, a retired bookkeeper for Laidlaw Bus Company was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Frank and Dorene (Barnes) Connors and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her sons Steven A. Habel and his wife Beverly of Trumbull, Gregory Habel and his wife Sherry of Texas, son-in-law Michael Koritko of Durham, 5 grandchildren Tammy Socci and her husband Joseph, Jennifer Penney and her husband Scott, Jill Chesmar, Katie Nash and her husband John, Stevee Habel, 6 great-grandchildren Joseph, Hunter, Justin, Jayson, Roman, and Ryelyon, and 2 nieces. In addition to her beloved husband and parents she was pre-deceased by her daughter Kathlene Koritko. Funeral services and interment were private and entrusted to the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make donations to the Kathlene Koritko Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 120 Durham, CT. 06422