The family of Eugenija Sliogeris, 89, of East Hampton, is saddened by her death on March 3, 2016. She died peacefully, with her family by her side, after a long, valiant struggle with cancer. Eugenija was born April 22, 1926, in Sakiai, Lithuania, daughter of the late Vincas and Kunigunda Snipas. She emigrated to the United States in 1949, settling in Connecticut. She was a devoted parishioner of Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Hartford for 65 years. She was also a member of many Lithuanian organizations. Eugenija leaves 2 daughters, Danute Simpson and her husband William of Marlborough, CT, and Vita Theriault and her husband Richard of Lincoln, MA. She also leaves 2 granddaughters, Laura Simpson and Raminta Theriault, and her sister Ona Burksaitis of Lithuania, her brother Vincas Snipas of Medfield, MA, and many nieces and nephews along with their children. She was predeceased by her husband, Antanas Sliogeris, her sister Vitute Snipas, brothers Vladas Snipas and Romas Snipas, and her grandson Darius Theriault. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, March 9, 10AM at Holy Trinity Church, 53 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Burial will immediately follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 8, from 3-6PM, with a prayer service at 6PM, at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield. To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com