Beverly A. (Aunt Bev) Loughlin, 92, of Wethersfield and Niantic, CT, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Jefferson House in Newington, CT. Born in Hartford, October 9, 1932, daughter of the late William J. Loughlin, Marjorie Loughlin Reichlin and stepfather Meyer A. Reichlin. Beverly was predeceased by her stepbrother, William J. Reichlin, her sister, Marilyn (Loughlin) Yandow, and her brother-in-law, Maurice E "Moe" Yandow.

Beverly graduated from Noah Webster School and Mount Saint Joseph Academy in West Hartford. She attended Saint Joseph College and received a B. A. degree Cum Laude from the University of Hartford, where she majored in psychology. She earned her Master of Science from Simmons College School of Library Science, after which she was elected to BETA PHI MU, the International Library Science Honor Society. Beverly was a Reference Librarian at the Hartford Public Library, where she was also the Curator of the Hartford Collection.

Beverly loved to travel the world!!! Aunt Bev, the family photographer, made hundreds of photo albums for all the family members to enjoy and treasure our great times. She spent most of her summers in Niantic, at her beach home. Bev was a loyal and loving friend to all. Along with a great sense of humor, she loved her many nieces and nephews: Kenneth (Jane) Yandow of Melbourne, Fl, William (Laura) Yandow of Cromwell Ct./Naples, Fl., David (Joanne) Yandow of Glastonbury, Ct., Robert ( Julie) Yandow of Wethersfield, Ct., Elizabeth (Michael) Yandow Lombardi, of Wethersfield, Ct., Thomas (Patty) Yandow of Glastonbury, Ct., Jennifer (Matthew) DeNucci of Mashpee, Ma. Special thank you to the caregivers at Jefferson House in Newington, CT.

Funeral services will be private, and there will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in Beverly's name may be made to Hartford Public Library "Historic Hartford Collection", 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103. Also, the American Parkinson's Disease Association, PO Box 61420, Staten Island, N.Y. 10306 Or a charity of your choice. The Dillion-Baxter Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. To share a memory of Beverly, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com