Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Kerry E. Conroy

Kerry E. Conroy

Jul 3, 2019

Kerry E. Conroy, 46, of Manchester, CT, beloved mother of Jourdyn L. Bouchard, died on July 3, 2019. During Kerrys early years, she was surrounded by a large, loud and loving extended family of cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Being a member of the Bouchard family ensures that, through good times and bad, you know that you are loved. Kerry...

William S. Stanek

William S. Stanek

Jul 2, 2019

William S. "Bill" Stanek, 74, of Vernon, formerly of Manchester, loving husband of Jean (Kaczynski) Stanek passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was born on July 23, 1944 in Rockville son of the late William F. and Emily (Sleboda) Stanek. Bill was raised in Vernon, attended local schools and had been a resident of Manchester for many years....

Frederick Carl 'Fritz' Schneider

Frederick Carl 'Fritz' Schneider

Jun 29, 2019

Frederick Carl "Fritz" Schneider, 98, died June 29, 2019 in Hartford. Born in North Dakota, Fritz was an Eagle Scout and basketball star at New Salem, N.D., High School. He attended the University of North Dakota, but his education was interrupted by his service in the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Valley...

Valerie Rose Curtin

Valerie Rose Curtin

Jun 22, 2019

Valerie Rose (Shea) Curtin, 82, of Manchester, beloved wife of the late Edward P. Curtin, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was born on October 9, 1936 in Manchester, daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel Shea. Valerie was raised in Manchester, attended local schools, and had been a lifelong resident. Prior to...

Jean C. Gallasso

Jean C. Gallasso

Jun 20, 2019

Jean C. (Bonkowski) Gallasso, 74, of Manchester, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, godmother and friend died suddenly on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from complications of a stroke. She was born on October 18, 1944 in Willimantic one of the children of the late John and Mildred (Lavigne) Bonkowski. Jean was raised in Coventry, attended local schools and was a graduate...

Gloria Anderson

Gloria Anderson

Jun 19, 2019

Gloria (Woods) Anderson 94, of Manchester, beloved wife of the late Franklin C. Anderson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at home. She was born on July 2, 1924 in Hartford daughter of the late Harold and Helen (Meier) Woods. She was raised in West Hartford, attended local schools and was a graduate of Hall High School. She...

Alan J. Carpenter

Alan J. Carpenter

Jun 16, 2019

Alan Jeffrey Carpenter, 53, of Mansfield, died Sunday, June 16, 2019, after a long fight against lung cancer. He was born in Manchester, the son of Don and Maude (Wilson) Carpenter. Alan grew up in Bolton and attended Bolton Elementary, Center and High Schools, graduating in 1984. He lived in and around Manchester most of his life with a brief...

John Maiorca

John Maiorca

Jun 15, 2019

John Maiorca, 75, of Manchester husband of Betty J. "B.J." (Vennell) Maiorca died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at home. He was born on July 14, 1943 in Manchester son of the late John J. Maiorca Sr. and Margaret (McCaughey) Maiorca. John was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and was a graduate of Manchester High School. As a...

Merlejean L. "Mj" Terry

Merlejean L. "Mj" Terry

Jun 15, 2019

Merlejean L. "MJ" (Lavery) Terry, 76, of Manchester, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019. MJ was born in Hartford on June 16, 1942 to the late Raymond V. and Leona (Keevers) Lavery. MJ grew up in Manchester and was a graduate of Manchester High School, Class of 1960. She attended Eastern Connecticut State University for her undergraduate studies. She completed...

Robert H. Hubbard Iii

Robert H. Hubbard Iii

Jun 8, 2019

Robert H. Hubbard III., 80, of Vernon, loving husband of the late Sandra (Seymour) Hubbard passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 8, 2019. He was born on July 27, 1938 in Hartford one of five children of the late Robert Jr. and Myrtle (Moors) Hubbard. Bob was a veteran of the US. Air Force proudly...

Joshua "Josh" Liggett

Joshua "Josh" Liggett

Jun 8, 2019

Joshua (Josh) Liggett, 105, husband of 65 years of Trudy (Hoffman) Liggett, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 8, 2019. He was born on March 13, 1914 in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland son of the late Joshua and Mary (McCullough) Liggett. Joshua came to the U.S. in 1930 and was a U.S. Army veteran proudly serving his country...

George C. Rauchle Jr.

George C. Rauchle Jr.

Jun 7, 2019

George C. Rauchle Jr., 91, of Willington, formerly of Manchester, beloved husband of the late Joyce (Maine) Rauchle died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, June 7, 2019. He was born on October 17, 1927 in Manchester son of the late George Sr. and Hilda (Johnson) Rauchle. George was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy serving...

Joyce B. Fish

Joyce B. Fish

Jun 5, 2019

Joyce B. Fish, a 70 year resident of Bolton, CT, went home to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on June 5 at the age of 89. Joyce was born on March 13, 1930 in New Haven, CT, and grew up in Hartford, CT. Shortly after graduating high school, she married Arthur "Arty" Fish, the love of her life...

James Keller

James Keller

Jun 5, 2019

James Keller, 53, of Manchester passed away June 5th 2019. He was the husband of Zena (Tsapatsaris) Keller, and the son of Jack Keller and the late Roberta (Perme) Keller. Born in Garden City, MI October 12th 1965, he moved to Halifax, PA in 1973 and then in 1986 moved to CT and eventually settled in Manchester. Jim worked at...

Timothy Sawtelle

Timothy Sawtelle

Jun 4, 2019

Timothy Sawtelle, 51, of Storrs, formerly of Manchester died, unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. He was born on June 28, 1967 in Manchester, one of four children of the late Thomas Sawtelle and Dorothy Eva (Pouliot) Duteau. Tim was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and was a graduate of Howell Cheney Technical School. He was a Master Electrician...

Barbara J. Deganne

Barbara J. Deganne

Jun 3, 2019

Barbara Eileen Deganne, beloved wife of the late Joseph Edward Deganne, died peacefully on June 3, 2019. Barbara was born in Manchester, CT April 28, 1925. She attended school in Manchester, CT and graduated from Manchester High School in 1943. Barbara had a very active social life surrounded by friends and family. She had a gift of joy that she...

Lena W. Turkington

Lena W. Turkington

Jun 3, 2019

Lena Marguerite (Wiley) Turkington, 103, of Manchester died on Monday, June 3, 2019. She was the wife of the late Howard Stevenson Turkington Sr. for 66 years. Lena was born on May 16, 1916 in Gilbertville, MA daughter of the late William James Wylie and Martha (Ritchie) Wylie, who came to the United States from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Lena...

Robert V. "Bob" Renzoni

Robert V. "Bob" Renzoni

Jun 2, 2019

Robert V. Renzoni, 74, of Manchester, Connecticut, passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born on April 24,1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, the son of Victor and Nancy Renzoni. His father predeceased him in 1975, and as her loving son, he cared for his mother until her death in 2003. He attended Manchester High...

Elfriede K. 'Ellen' Varca

Elfriede K. 'Ellen' Varca

Jun 2, 2019

Elfriede "Ellen" Varca, 89, of Bolton (previously of Andover), wife to the late Elton Ursin and John Varca, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 2, 2019, at home, with her family by her side. Ellen was born in Mannheim, Germany, daughter to the late Hermann and Maria Katharina (Mueller) Franz. Ellen grew up in Germany. During the end of World War...

Eli B. Tambling Jr.

Eli B. Tambling Jr.

May 31, 2019

Eli Benson Tambling, Jr., 91 of Manchester, CT. peacefully passed away in his sleep in the comfort of his own home with his wife Carol by his side on Friday, May 31, 2019. He was the oldest son of Eli Benson Tambling, Sr. and Rose (L'Heureux) Tambling. He was born on August 21, 1927 in Marlborough, Mass. The family later...