Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Norman Clifford Mckee

Norman Clifford Mckee

Feb 1, 2021

Norman C. McKee, 90, of Manchester, CT, passed away February 1, 2021, beloved husband of Dorothy (Pikula) McKee. He was born February 13, 1930, son of the late James and Margaret McKee. He was a lifelong resident of Manchester. Norman graduated from Manchester High School in 1948 and then graduated from Howell Cheney Tech in 1949. After graduating he worked...

Malcolm Bruce Lowd

Malcolm Bruce Lowd

Jan 30, 2021

Malcolm "Mal" Bruce Lowd, 74, passed away January 30, 2021 after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Manchester, CT and beloved husband of Bridget Blakemore Lowd for 52 years Malcolm was the much adored and loved father of Christina "Christy" Lowd Gademsky and Jeffrey A. Lowd (Samantha Lowd). A graduate of Manchester High class of 1964 and Manchester Community...

Jacob R. Lubis

Jacob R. Lubis

Jan 27, 2021

Jacob R. "Rudy" Lubis, 93, passed away on January 27, 2021. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, services will be private and are in care of Holmes-Watkins Funeral Home. To leave a memory or message of condolence please visit www.holmeswatkins.com

Nelson Robert Warner

Nelson Robert Warner

Jan 21, 2021

Nelson R. Warner, Jr., 79, of Andover, CT died Tuesday, January 21, 2021 in South Windsor, CT. He was born July 12, 1941, in Manchester, CT, son of the late Nelson and Eve (Armstrong) Warner, Sr. Nelson was educated at Andover Elementary School and graduated from RHAM High School in Hebron with the class of 1959. He was a U.S....

Gail M. Wolcott

Gail M. Wolcott

Jan 20, 2021

Gail M. Wolcott, 68, of South Windsor, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. She was born January 9, 1953 in Manchester, CT, daughter of the late Lester and Esther (Sutherland) Wolcott. Gail was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 31. She did not let that impact the woman she was. She was one of the most...

Alice 'Dolly' Julian

Alice 'Dolly' Julian

Jan 19, 2021

Alice "Dolly" Julian, 92, formerly of Bolton, CT, passed away peacefully at her home in Parker, Colorado on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The daughter of the late Jose B. and Zilda (Duponte) Medeiros, Dolly was born in Fall River, Massachusetts where she spent her childhood. After she married Al, the love of her life, she lived in Hartford and then...

Ernestine C. Brown

Ernestine C. Brown

Jan 18, 2021

Ernestine "Ernie" C. (Catalano) Brown, of Manchester passed away on January 18, 2021. Born July 4, 1927 in Manchester CT, to the late Antonio and Mary (Bianchi) Catalano. Ernie was a devout Catholic, being a member of and then serving as a communicant for St. Bridget church for 75 years. She enjoyed playing cards with her former classmates of Manchester...

Doris M. Mckinney

Doris M. Mckinney

Jan 18, 2021

Doris (Dunlop) McKinney, age 94, daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Cordner) Dunlop, died peacefully January 18, 2021. In 1974, together, with her husband, Doris opened a kennel in Manchester and with it, her love for dogs increased steadily. Pugs became her breed of choice. The fifth and final one, a black pug, Aria, brought pure joy. The pug...

Charles R. Smith

Charles R. Smith

Jan 17, 2021

Charles Robert Smith, 85, of Andover, CT died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 17, 2020. Born April 20,1935 in Monroe, NH, Son of the late Eben H. and Mabel (Mackie) Smith. Charles served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. After returning home, he spent time in Haverhill, NH before relocating to Manchester, CT where he...

William A. Pomeroy

William A. Pomeroy

Jan 16, 2021

William A. Pomeroy, 74, of Manchester, CT passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Born May 3, 1946 to the late Austin C. & Elizabeth Fowler (Peck) Pomeroy. After graduating from MHS in 1964, William went on to serve his country honorably in the U.S. Army for 34 years. William, a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 102, also...

Frederick John Winzler

Frederick John Winzler

Jan 14, 2021

Frederick J. Winzler, 72, of Vernon, CT beloved husband of Martha Winzler, entered peacefully into Eternal Rest on January 14, 2021 at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. Fred was born on October 18, 1948 in Manchester where he resided until his move to Vernon in 1975. He was a 1966 graduate of Manchester High School. After graduation he joined...

Eleanor M. Bolduc

Eleanor M. Bolduc

Jan 13, 2021

Eleanor M. (Piercy) Bolduc, 87 of Vernon, CT passed away peacefully on January 13, 2021 at her daughters home. She resided in Manchester for most of her life before moving to Vernon in 1990. Eleanor graduated from Manchester High School in 1952 went to work at Pratt & Whitney, and The Hartford Courant. She married Florian Bolduc in 1956 and...

John F. Rys, Jr

John F. Rys, Jr

Jan 12, 2021

John Frank Rys II, 65, of Willington, CT passed away January 12, 2021. He was born in Hartford, CT on December 24th 1955, son of John Frank Rys Jr. and Marie Barile Rys. John attended Bolton High School before moving on to the University of California Irvine and graduated with a Bachelors in Chemistry, and worked as a Sales Manager...

Theresa M. Gauthier

Theresa M. Gauthier

Jan 11, 2021

Theresa (Mercier) Gauthier, 97, of Ridgefield died January 11, 2021, despite the heroic efforts of her team of doctors and nurses at Danbury Hospital. Born December 12, 1923, she was the third child of Philip and Marie (Coetmeur) Mercier of Baltic, CT. Theresa and her husband Frederick raised three children (Bill, Anne, & Deb) in Bolton, CT, where they resided...

John J. Mazurek, Jr.

John J. Mazurek, Jr.

Jan 9, 2021

John J. Mazurek Jr., 73 of Manchester, CT died on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Son of the late John J. And Veronica M. (Sarna) Mazurek. John served honorably in the U.S. Army for two years during the Vietnam War. After returning home he went to work at Profession Flooring in Wethersfield and worked there for thirty years as a commercial...

Margaret D. Bell

Margaret D. Bell

Jan 6, 2021

Margaret (Donnelly) "Peggy" Bell, 88, of Manchester, CT, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Margaret was born December 27, 1932 in Bristol, Connecticut daughter of the late Francis and Katherine Mary (Hardiman) Donnelly and sister of the late Jean Perry and Paul Donnelly. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1951 and...

Thelma F. Lovell

Thelma F. Lovell

Jan 3, 2021

Thelma F. (Follansbee) Lovell (1923 2021) Thelma F. Lovell, 97, of Vernon, CT passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Born on July 11, 1923, in Portsmouth, NH, she was the youngest of three daughters of Harry E. and Dora J. Follansbee. After graduating from Keene State Teachers College, Thelma moved to Manchester, CT, where she taught at the Highland...

Evelyn A Custer

Evelyn A Custer

Dec 31, 2020

Evelyn August Custer, 91, of Waltham MA, beloved wife for 58 years of the late Howard Cecil Custer, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at her assisted living facility in Lincoln, MA. She was born in Manchester, CT on June 20, 1929, daughter of the late Charles August and Adella Waichen August. She grew up in Manchester and attended...

Shirley G. Potter

Shirley G. Potter

Dec 31, 2020

Shirley Gigle Potter peacefully passed on December 31, 2020 and joined the love of her life and husband Warren L. Potter, in Heaven. Born December 13th, 1932 to John W. Gigle and Minnie Jondro Gigle in Hartford, CT; where she resided until she married Warren in 1953. They made Bolton, CT their home and raised their family there. During Shirley's...

Charles A. Ferguson

Charles A. Ferguson

Dec 30, 2020

Charles August Ferguson, 96, of Manchester, CT beloved husband of Lorraine (Kinney) Ferguson passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. Charles was born in Canterbury, CT on December 20, 1924. Son of the late Dudley L.H. and Anna M. (Steinbach) Ferguson. He grew up in Canterbury and attended Trade School in Putnam. A Navy draftee, Charles...