Christine Russo, 65, of Manchester, the wife of Anthony "Tony" Russo, died on Monday November 23rd at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Christine was born in Manchester and had been a lifelong resident. She formerly worked as the manager at the ICI Deluxe Paint of Manchester and currently at Birch Mountain Earth Works. Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Christine Russo of Bloomfield. Family and friends may call at the John F. Tierney Funeral Home, 219 West Center St., Manchester on Sunday, November 29th, from 1:00-3:00p.m. Memorial donations in Christine's name may be made to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation, 282 Washington St. Hartford, CT 06106. For online condolences please visit www.tierneyfuneralhome.com.