Thelma G. Yakush, age 88 formerly of Monroe died Friday, October 03, 2008 in Maefair Health Care Center in Trumbull. Born in Bridgeport to the late George H. and Ann P. (Mink) MacDermott, she has been a lifelong area resident. Thelma was very active in her later years with the Monroe Senior Center. She was a retired Clerk for the United States Postal Service. Survivors include her devoted children: Fred Yakush and his wife Cathy of Clayton NC and Cheryl Biros and her husband Gary of Milford; 5 beloved grandchildren: Barbara SalPietro, Fred Yakush Jr., Cindy Yakowicz, Lynette Saray and Joseph Marcello Jr.; 9 cherished great-grandchildren; 2 sisters Jacqueline Phillips of Wichita, KS and Virginia Leffert and her husband Henry of Fairfield; and several nieces and nephews. A brother George "Sonny" MacDermott predeceased her. Funeral services will take place on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford with Rev. Dr. Robert Genevicz officiating. Interment will be in Lawncroft Cemetery in Fairfield. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. in lieu of flowers those desiring may make donations to United Cerebral Palsy Association of Southern Connecticut 94-96 South Turnpike Road Wallingford, CT 06492