All Obituaries

Lyman Peck, age 89, of Manchester, CT, beloved husband of Arlyne (Moske) Peck, passed away after a short illness on March 5, 2021. Lyman was born in the Talcottville section of Vernon on October 11,1931. He was the son of the late Joseph and Hilda (Anderson) Peck.  Lyman proudly served his country in the Air Force. While working for Pratt & Whitney for 37 years, Lyman also worked part-time for several local grocery stores. After retirement, he worked for Orlando Annulli...

John W. Warren, 67, of Manchester, CT, passed away March 2, 2021 at Salmon Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing in Glastonbury, CT. He was surrounded by the love and prayers of his many close friends.  John was born June 8, 1953 in Manchester, CT. He went to public school in the town and graduated from Central Connecticut State University.  John was very technical and trained to be a Data Base Administrator. He was an accomplished DBA and worked at many prominent companies,...

Laura W. Roy, 83, of Manchester, CT passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born in Barre, VT on April 25, 1937 to the late Allen and Jennie (Gould) Witham. Laura was a devoted wife to the late Robert Roy. Her life’s passion was being a wife and mother. Laura was a very caring person and raised a very tight-knit family. Laura worked as a nurses aid for a short time. Laura is predeceased by her parents, husband and son’s Donald Starkweather, Jr. and Arthur Starkweather....

Ronald J. Erickson, age 77 of Vernon, CT, passed away February 17, 2021. He was born in Manchester, CT on June 15, 1943. Ron lived with his sister Linda Lange of Vernon for the past 16 years. Ron was a lifelong member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester, CT. His greatest passion was music. He sang in several choirs and was a soloist extraordinaire. Ron was a fifty plus year member of the Manchester Masonic Lodge #73 and Friendship Lodge #145. He took great pride in this...

Howard Peters, of Manchester, died peacefully on Saturday, February 6, 2021, age 93, following a short period of illness. Born on March 28, 1927 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was the second son of John Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Fisher) Peters. He is survived by his beloved and devoted daughter Gail Peters of Manchester, his beloved son and daughter-in-law Gary and Dianne Peters of Sydney Australia, his cherished grandson Tristan and wife Jasmine, and new great granddaughter Amalia, all of...

Thomas (Tom) Paul Magnotta of Manchester returned home Monday, February 22, 2021 after 85 years on Earth. He was born on April 26, 1935 in Hartford, CT to Raffaele Magnotta and Raffaela Delvecchio. Thomas is following to heaven his beloved wife of 50 years, Maryanne Tonski Magnotta, along with his parents and siblings Angelo, Pauline, Anna, Loretta, and Mary, as well as his grandson Brandon. He is survived by his three children, William Magnotta and his wife Lorraine of Vernon, Sharon...

 Jean P. Hayes, 93, of Vernon, formerly of Coventry, passed away peacefully at Manchester Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 22, 2021.      Jean was born on August 9, 1927 in Wolfeboro, NH.  She was the second oldest of nine children.  Jean grew up in South Berwick, ME, moving to CT to help her older sister with her new baby after high school graduation.  A few years later she got a job at Colt Firearms where she met her future husband.  They were...

Lawrence R. (Larry) Smetana, 66, of Thomsonville, CT, left us on February 22, 2021.  He was the son of the late Rudolph K. and Mary A. (Cummings) Smetana.  He was perhaps most widely known as the founder and owner of AccuTech Audio, which he started from his home.  He operated the business for 30 years, catering to a niche segment of the musical instrument and professional and consumer audio community.  His work and friendly advice helped many and will be sorely...

Royal Henry Wentworth junior passed away suddenly on February 16, 2021 he was born in Skowhegan, Maine On December 21, 1926 to Royal Henry Wentworth Senior and Mabel Purington Wentworth.   He joined the Marines at age 18 and spent a year and a half In China. He married Audrey Louise Lagasse on October 4, 1947 and resided in Skowhegan until moving to Connecticut. He was employed by Pratt and Whitney for over 30 years as a fuel cell tester until retirement in 1985 when they moved...

Constance Mary Williams Walker, 84, of West Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully February 15, 2021 in her West Hartford home with her three caring sons at her side.Constance was born in Maplewood, New Jersey in 1936 to Ernest Paul Williams and Ethel Jones Williams. Her family history was long indeed, related to members of the Mayflower, founders of Hartford and Manchester, CT.She was a small woman with large colorful stories to tell. She could drive a stick shift better than anyone else in...