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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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.

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.