Rell will lie in state at the Capitol on Dec. 3 before her funeral at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford.

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell will lie in state at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and her funeral will be held in Hartford later in the day, according to the governor’s office. M. Jodi Rell died on Wednesday,

Born Mary Carolyn Reavis, the longtime Brookfield resident entered politics in 1984 and went on to become Connecticut's 87th governor and second female governor

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.

Former Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell, who became the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, died Nov. 20. She was 78. She died at a Florida hospital following a brief illness,

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.

She was lieutenant governor when her boss, Gov. John G. Rowland, resigned in a corruption scandal. The second woman to lead the state, she was later elected in her own right.

M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut's second female governor who died last week at 78, will lie in state next week in the Capitol on Tuesday.

M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut's second female governor who died last week at 78, will lie in state next week at the Capitol.

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.