PUTNAM — Michelle (Auger) Cruz, age 56, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 30, 2023, at Harrington Care in Colchester after succumbing to illness.
She was born in 1967 in Webster.  Michelle grew up in Putnam and was part of the Putnam High School graduating class of 1985.  Over the course of her life, Michelle worked in several fields, including many years as a server, a construction worker and a security guard for United Technologies at the Gold Building in Hartford.
To know Michelle was to know her passion for gardening and how she expressed her love of nature and appreciation for the beauty in life by tending to her flowers and watching the birds at their feeders.  Michelle loved cooking new and creative meals, including fresh meals every day for her dog Coco.  During the rest of her free time, Michelle was an avid reader and absolutely loved doting on her precious Coco.
She leaves her husband, Luis Cruz of Putnam; her mother, Gayle (Kryger) Auger and her father, Ernest Auger, both of Putnam; a brother, Bob Auger of Danielson; two nieces, Kayla Auger of Putnam and Kristin Auger of Danielson.
A Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. April 22 in the Tri-State Baptist Church, 386 Quinebaug Road, N. Grosvenordale. Gilman-Valade Funeral Homes & Crematory, 104 Church Street, Putnam.

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