All Obituaries

Violet May (Allely) Spiller, 95, of Manchester, Connecticut died June 6, 2022 at Manchester Manor. She was the beloved wife of 55 of years to the late Richard Wayne Spiller, who passed away in 2011. She was born in Manchester on August 11, 1926 and was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Manchester. She attended Manchester schools and graduated from Hartford High School. Violet was active in the Grange and was a volunteer at hospitals in Connecticut, North Carolina, and Florida,...

Frances Barbara (Horniski) Agnew, 93, of East Hartford, wife of the late Edward Joseph Agnew, passed away peacefully in her sleep, June 22, 2022 with her son Kevin by her side.  Born on January 17, 1929,  she is the daughter of the late Bernard and Helena Horniski.  Frances enjoyed traveling, and spending quality time with her four grandchildren.  Frances leaves behind her only child, Kevin Agnew and his wife Margaret Annitto of Manchester. Four beautiful grandchild that...

Patricia Anne (Okeson) Anderson’s earthly life came to an end on June 19th, 2022. A Manchester resident since 1959, Pat spent the last nine years at Crestfield Rehabilitation Center & Fenwood Manor, after suffering a debilitating stroke. A kindness, generosity, humor, and deep faith defined her days and brought joy to her family and friends her whole life. Pat was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 25th, 1929 to Edward and Mary (Haskell) Okeson. She was homecoming queen of...

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Glenn Robert Doppes (67) of Andover passed away in Hartford Hospital on June 12th, 2022. Glenn was born in Cincinnati Ohio on February 7th 1955 to Agnes and Robert Doppes. He attended Elder High School in Cincinnati and graduated as part of the class of 1972 and then went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana. Glenn married Barbara Wiacek, and together they had 2 children, Jason and James. He worked at Pratt & Whitney as...

Elvira (Vera). Pesce, 96, of Manchester and formerly of Coventry, died Saturday, June 6, 2022, at home surrounded by family. She was born on September 22, 1925, in Coventry, the daughter of the late Armando and Emilia (Peracchio) Pesce, and had been a resident of Manchester since 1962.   Vera was a 1943 graduate of Manchester High School, she attended St. James Church in Manchester and had been active at the Manchester Senior Citizen's Center. Prior to her retirement, she had...

After a long struggle with Dementia and Congestive Heart Disease, Lucille Bernard Wisted, age 87, of Manchester, CT passed away peacefully on Saturday June 11, 2022, at Anthology of Farmington in Farmington, CT. Born on February 28, 1935, in Willimantic, CT to Ernest and Antoinette (Gaucher) Bernard, Lucille was the oldest of three daughters. After graduating High School, Lucille entered the Convent in search of a path for higher learning. Following more than ten years in the convent,...

Amber Lee Waitt of Vernon left on her spiritual journey on Wednesday, June 8th, 2022. She passed away at the young age of 38. Amber was born on December 24, 1983, in Manchester. She enjoyed life fully, with a heart of gold, a loving heart and a very caring woman. Amber graduated from Rockville High School. Amber, a.k.a. "Duck" was an assistant manager at Anthony's Restaurant for 19 years. She was also employed at Amerbelle Textiles in Vernon. She loved going to concerts,...

 Richard F. Thorpe Jr. June 5, 1954 - June 8, 2022   Richard was a caring husband, proud father and grandfather, brother, and friend. He left this world suddenly on June 8, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones, at the age of 68.    Rich was born to Richard Sr. and Irene Thorpe on June 5th, 1954. He lived in Manchester most of his life.  A graduate of Manchester High School, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology from Central Connecticut State...

Linda Ann Richards of Manchester, passed away on Wednesday June 8, 2022 at Hartford Hospital.  She was born January 3, 1948 in Bemidji MN to the late Thurston and Ethel (Russell) Stauty.  She resided most of her life in Manchester. Linda graduated from Manchester High School in 1966 .   On December 6, 1969 she married the love of her life the late Paul Richards. They had twenty five years of marriage before he passed.  She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and...