Now, Rell, who died on November 20 at age 78 after a short illness, will lie in state at the Capitol near the same spot where she held the open house. The public is invited to visit the Capitol next Tuesday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to pay their respects.

Gov. Ned Lamont announced details regarding next week’s funeral service of former Gov. M. Jodi Rell. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the former governor will lay in state at the Capitol in Hartford from 10-2 p.m. Following the service, a Mass of Christian burial will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, at 140 Farmington Ave. in Hartford.

Ned Lamont announced the details of the funeral services honoring former Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Rell died last Thursday following a brief illness, according to her family. She served as governor from 2004 to 2011.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has died at age 78. Rell’s family say she died Wednesday at a Florida hospital following a brief illness.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died Wednesday after a brief illness at age 78. She healed the state after corruption scandals that rocked the state Capitol.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her family. They said she died at a Florida hospital. She was 78 years old.  Gov. Ned Lamont is calling for U.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who became the state's second female governor when John Rowland resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78. Rell died Wednesday following a brief illness at a Florida hospital, her family said in a statement released Thursday morning. Her husband died of cancer in 2014.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history, died on Nov. 20 at a Florida hospital following a brief illness, her family said in a statement.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died Wednesday at the age of 78 in Florida after a brief illness, her family said.