Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Victor J. Binks

Victor J. Binks

Mar 10, 2021

Victor J. Binks, age 96, of Manchester, CT, beloved husband of Marguerita (Jarvis) Binks, passed away after a short illness on March 10, 2021. Victor was born in Manchester on July 17, 1924. He was the son of the late Joseph and Henrietta (Sloane) Binks. Victor proudly served his country in the Army during WWII as a Medic. He graduated...

Frederick Y. Bentley, Jr.

Frederick Y. Bentley, Jr.

Mar 10, 2021

Frederick Y. Bentley Jr., (papa) 82 of Vernon passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side. Fred was born in Stafford, CT on November 2, 1938 to the late Frederick Y. Bentley, Sr. and Doris Bentley. Fred lived in Vernon for over 30 years, Fred enjoyed the beautiful outdoors and had a keen eye for nature, most...

Benita Viden Montalvo

Benita Viden Montalvo

Mar 7, 2021

Benita Viden Montalvo, age 60, died peacefully at her Manchester home on Sunday, March 7, 2021, after a long battle with COPD. Benita was born on March 21, 1960 in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Bienvenido Montalvo and Loretta A. Pagani-Montalvo. She grew up in Hartford and Manchester but was a life-long resident of Manchester. Benita was a stay-at-home...

Audrey Louise Wentworth

Audrey Louise Wentworth

Mar 6, 2021

Audrey Louise Lagasse passed away peacefully on March 06, 2021. She was born in Madison, Maine to the late Armand Lagasse Sr. and Evelyn (Lambert) Lagasse. She was a wonderful mother and a devoted wife and will be sorely missed by all. Mom did everything with dad including motorcycle riding in her younger days and boating, camping and traveling all...

Lyman Charles Peck

Lyman Charles Peck

Mar 5, 2021

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...

John R. Warren

John R. Warren

Mar 2, 2021

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...

Laura W. Roy

Laura W. Roy

Feb 27, 2021

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 lifes passion was being a wife and mother. Laura was a very caring person and raised a very...

Lawrence R. Smetana

Lawrence R. Smetana

Feb 22, 2021

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...

Thomas Paul Magnotta

Thomas Paul Magnotta

Feb 22, 2021

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...

Jean P. Hayes

Jean P. Hayes

Feb 22, 2021

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...

Ronald John Erickson

Ronald John Erickson

Feb 17, 2021

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...

Royal Henry Wentworth

Royal Henry Wentworth

Feb 16, 2021

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...

Constance Walker

Constance Walker

Feb 15, 2021

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...

Lucija Garnelis

Lucija Garnelis

Feb 12, 2021

Lucija (Lucy) Rasma Garnelis, 84, left this world on February 12, 2021 and joined her loving husband, Janis (John) Garnelis. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She came to American with her mother, sister, brother and grandmother in September of 1951. Lucy survived the Soviet Occupation of Latvia during World War II. She was known to...

James W. Tilley

James W. Tilley

Feb 11, 2021

James W. Tilley, 76, of Amston passed away peacefully on February 11, 2021 at Hartford Hospital with his loving wife Elaine (Rubacha) Tilley by his side. Jim was born in Hartford, CT to the late James Tilley and Elizabeth White. He was raised in Wethersfield and graduated from The University of Hartford. He was employed by Pratt and Whitney for...

Joan C. Blackburn

Joan C. Blackburn

Feb 9, 2021

Joan C. (Discenza) Blackburn, 76, of East Hartford, CT passed away February 9, 2021. She was the wife of the late Joe Blackburn and daughter of the late John and Nellie (Zigment) Discenza. Joan graduated from the Buckley High School and went on to graduate from the Creative School of Hair Dressing. She worked as a registered hairdresser for many...

Elizabeth Lillian Gallichant

Elizabeth Lillian Gallichant

Feb 9, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" (Mosher) Gallichant, beloved wife for 64 years of the late Alphonse "Al", died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at the age of 102. Betty was born December 2, 1918 in Sheffield, VT to the late Ahi and Delia (Girard) Mosher. She grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Killingly High School. The caption in her yearbook read, "Betty...

Jane M. Reale

Jane M. Reale

Feb 7, 2021

Jane S. Reale, age 98 formerly of Manchester, died peacefully at Azalea Estates in Chapel Hill, NC, on February 7, 2021. A spirited and cheerful soul was welcomed into heaven. She was born in Hartford, CT on December 14, 1922 to the late Leo and Ida (Holehouse) Smith. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Enrico (Sonny) Reale....

Howard S. Peters

Howard S. Peters

Feb 6, 2021

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...

Lucille C. Molleur

Lucille C. Molleur

Feb 4, 2021

Lucille Champagne Molleur, 89, formerly of Manchester, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2021 in East Hartford, CT with her two daughters by her side. Born July 7, 1931 in Martinville, Canada to Joseph and Ernestine (Gagnon) Champagne. She grew up in Canada, moving to the U.S.A. in the 1950s and became a proud U.S. Citizen. Lucille retired from the...