Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

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...

Scott B. Thresher

Scott B. Thresher

Nov 17, 2019

Scott B. Thresher, 66, of Bolton, passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at home. He was born Nov. 9, 1953, in Manchester and raised in the Buckland section of town, which he proudly called his childhood home. His parents, Mervin and Elizabeth (Burnham) Thresher, predeceased him. Scott graduated from Manchester Community College with an associate's degree in 1990 and worked...

Margaret H. Dziedzinski

Margaret H. Dziedzinski

Nov 16, 2019

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Dorothy Roberts

Dorothy Roberts

Nov 16, 2019

Dorothy (Snow) Roberts, 97, a long time Manchester resident, beloved wife of the late C. Sumner Roberts, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at home. They had been married for 58 years before Sumners passing on May 2, 2011. Dorothy was born in Manchester, March 15, 1922, daughter of the late Walter George and Elizabeth (Powers) Snow. She lived in...

Marianne Hyland

Marianne Hyland

Nov 12, 2019

Marianne Hyland, 71, of Tolland, CT passed away November 12, 2019. She was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in East Hartford attending local schools until graduation. After graduation Marianne worked for SNET for over 30 years retiring as Director of Operations. After a short retirement she began a new career at Travelers Life & Annuity. Marianne was an avid...

Robert E. Samuelson

Robert E. Samuelson

Nov 12, 2019

Robert E. Samuelson, 101, a lifelong resident of Manchester, CT passed away on November 12, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Manchester he attended local schools after which he worked at Cheney Brothers where he met his loving wife Mary and at Pratt & Whitney Research Department. He was a long-time member of South Methodist Church where he served...

Joan L. Upton

Joan L. Upton

Nov 11, 2019

SERVICE UPDATE: A Committal Service will be held Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 10:15 am, St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, 41 Park St., Manchester, CT Joan Upton, 82, of South Windsor, CT passed away peacefully at Manchester Memorial Hospital, on Monday, November 11, 2019. Joan was the daughter of the late Ray and Helen Upton, owners of Upton Construction...