Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Wilbert E. Nead

Wilbert E. Nead

Jan 4, 2020

Wilbert E. (Gene) Nead, 87, South Windsor, Conn passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Crestfield Rehabilitation Center. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy E. (Brooks) Nead. Gene was born October 6, 1932 to his parents, the late Wilbert A. and Jessie (Stevens) Nead, in Williamsburg, PA. Gene graduated from technical school as a heavy...

Evelyn F. Feder

Evelyn F. Feder

Jan 3, 2020

Evelyn Faye (Arnett) Feder, 75, of Manchester, CT, passed away January 3, 2020 after fighting a courageous battle against breast cancer and congestive heart failure. She was born January 28, 1944 daughter of the late John Arnett and Doris (Bowman) Arnett. She worked for over 30 years for Thralls and First Student School Bus Co. Evelyn enjoyed 40 years at...

Lucien Thivierge

Lucien Thivierge

Jan 2, 2020

Lucien G. Thivierge, 90, of Manchester, CT, husband of 50 years of the late Rolande (Gagnon) Thivierge passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 2, 2020 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, E. Hartford, CT. Lucien was born May 30, 1929 to his parents Alcide Thivierge and Bernadette (Hamel) Thivierge in Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada. As...

Frederick Horton

Frederick Horton

Jan 2, 2020

Frederick Horton, a loving husband and father, passed at the age of 63 on January 2, 2020 at his home, surrounded by friends and family. He fought a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his ever-loving wife Elizabeth; his brothers and their wives: Wayne and Diane, Gordon and Marcy; his daughter Jayme and his granddaughter Kandace; his...

Richard Alden Lewis

Richard Alden Lewis

Dec 31, 2019

Beloved husband and father, Richard "Dick" Alden Lewis, 74, of Manchester, CT, passed away on December 31, 2019 at home surrounded by his family after a long struggle with Parkinsons disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Richard was born in Worcester, MA, to Marshall W. and Eva (Gates) Lewis. Dick was raised in Auburn, MA and Bolton, CT. He graduated from...

James B. Tuttle, Sr.

James B. Tuttle, Sr.

Dec 30, 2019

James (Jim) Bemis Tuttle, Sr. of Vernon, CT passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the age of 89. He was born on January 5, 1930 in Manchester, CT son of the late Louis J. Tuttle and Grace (Parkes) Tuttle. James was raised in Manchester, attended local schools, and graduated from Manchester High School Class of 1948. James was...

Russell E. Saunders

Russell E. Saunders

Dec 28, 2019

Russell E. Saunders, 62, of Manchester passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. He was the life partner of Karen Saunders. They shared years of marriage and remained together as partner for over 35 years. Born in Manchester, CT he was the son of Russell D. Saunders and Judith Twible on May 15, 1957. The oldest of six siblings and survived...

Adelaide King

Adelaide King

Dec 27, 2019

Adelaide C. King 102 of Manchester, CT loving wife of the late Edward F. King died Friday December 27, 2019. She was born in South Glastonbury, CT, March 25, 1917. She was the daughter of David and Angelina Cembrano. She is survived by her son John King, and daughter Ann Brown and husband Robert of West Hartford, CT,. Also, she...

Dorothy Galett

Dorothy Galett

Dec 26, 2019

Obituary will be posted when available.

Charles L. Bruder

Charles L. Bruder

Dec 26, 2019

Charles "Chuck" LeRoy Bruder, 82, of Manchester, husband of 56 years of the late Johanna Althea (Mello) Bruder, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 26, 2019 after an extended illness. Chuck was born on September 18, 1937 in Canton, OH son of the late Otto and Mabelle (Brumbaugh) Bruder. He was raised in Louisville, OH. Pop joined the...

Alvah A. Russell

Alvah A. Russell

Dec 25, 2019

Alvah Abrams Russell, Jr. of Glastonbury, CT died December 25, 2019 at Salmon Brook Center in Glastonbury. Skip, as he was known to everyone, was born in Manchester, CT on February 22, 1927 and lovingly lived for the vast majority of his life at the family homestead on Mountain Road. Mr. Russell graduated from Glastonbury High School, served as a...

Douglas W. Vanlieu

Douglas W. Vanlieu

Dec 21, 2019

Douglas 'Grumpy' Van Lieu (73) beloved husband and best friend of Sandra Van Lieu for 30 years, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 21, 2019. Doug was a devoted father, brother, uncle, grandfather, and great grandfather. With his big heart he would do anything for his family. Doug was an avid street racer and mechanic, telling stories about rebuilding and...

Constance Cole

Constance Cole

Dec 17, 2019

Constance A. Cole (Connie), 95, of Vernon, died peacefully December 17, 2019 at Crestfield Rehabilitation Center in Manchester. Connie was predeceased by her mother, Florence and father, Helgar, and brother Harold. She is survived by sons Robert and Ryan, daughter-in-law Janet, grandchildren Sharon, Robert and his wife Meghan, Samantha, Andrew, Matthew, Christopher and his fianc Krista. Connie loved her great...

Danielle Shea Hatten

Danielle Shea Hatten

Dec 14, 2019

Hatten, Danielle S. (Bussiere) 33, of Manchester, CT passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Danielle grew up in East Hartford and Ellington. She graduated from Ellington High School 2004 and attended Goodwin College. She loved to dance, hang out at Crystal Lake, and travel with family and friends. Danielle was a huge Cowboys fan (to the dismay of...

Gediminas Gulbinas

Gediminas Gulbinas

Dec 6, 2019

Gediminas (Gedi) Gulbinas, 78, of Manchester, CT, passed away in his home on Friday, December 6, 2019. Gedi was born in Lithuania and came to Connecticut at the age of 8 after spending 4 years in Germany. He was a talented engineer, an avid skier, gymnast and car enthusiast. Gedi spent a lot of time in Switzerland and Austria and...

Paul E. Solomonson

Paul E. Solomonson

Dec 4, 2019

Paul E. Solomonson, 66, of Manchester, CT passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 5, 1953 in Manchester to the late Elof Solomonson and Madeline (Menser) Solomonson. A lifelong resident of Manchester he was the husband of the late Jane Conn Solomonson. In addition to his parents...

Rocco Destito

Rocco Destito

Dec 4, 2019

Obituary will be posted when available

Martin James Hansen

Martin James Hansen

Dec 3, 2019

Martin James Hansen, aged 69, died peacefully Dec. 3, 2019, at Hartford Hospital after a long illness. A lifelong resident of Manchester, Marty was predeceased by his parents, John R. Hansen, and Elinor (Dougan) Hansen. He is survived by his son, Nathan Hansen, and his former wife, Maureen OConnell, both of Manchester. He also leaves his close friend, JoAnn Lessley,...

Austeen Wilson

Austeen Wilson

Nov 24, 2019

Austeen Wilson was born March 28, 1940 in Manchester Connecticut. She married young and worked hard all her life. Austeen retired from McKesson and Moore Medical in 2013. Shortly after retiring she was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. She died Sunday November 24th, 2019. Austeen is survived by her Daughters Melonee Merritt, Lori Maynard and her husband James Maynard; her sons...

John Morgan Bowen

John Morgan Bowen

Nov 22, 2019

John Morgan Bowen passed away on November 22, 2019 at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Connecticut. He was born in Hartford on April 20, 1954, the first of five children of John and Dorothy Bowen. John was raised in Manchester, Connecticut, attending local schools and graduating from Manchester High School in 1972. He went on to graduate from the University...