Newton R. ''Newt'' Emerson

Newton R. "Newt" Emerson, 83 of Manchester, loving husband for sixty years of Marilyn (Miller) Emerson, died Tuesday March 15, 2016 at Hartford Hospital after a sudden illness at home.
Newt was born in Hartford on December 23, 1932, son of Albin and Dorothy (Arnold) Emerson. He was raised in East Hartford and Bolton, served stateside with the Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War, and has resided in Manchester since the mid-1950's. He retired from the information technology department of the Travelers Insurance Company in 1998 after forty-three years of service. Newt was a longtime member of the Manchester Sportsman Club and was a boating enthusiast.
With his wife he is survived by three children, Newton R. Emerson II and his wife Marcy of Chaplin, Todd Emerson and his wife Jennifer of Columbia, and Meredith Castellano of Keene, NH; his sister, June Emerson of Vernon, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A visiting time for family and friends will be Friday, March 18, at the Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main Street, Manchester from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM followed by a prayer service at 3:00 PM. Burial will be private in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford.
To leave a message for his family please visit www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com .



Visitation DetailsFriday, March 18th, 2016 1:30pm - 3:00pm, Holmes Funeral Home
Service DetailsFriday, March 18th, 2016 3:00pm, Holmes Funeral Home
Interment DetailsCedar Hill Cemetery