Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Robert Mckinney

Robert Mckinney

May 11, 2019

Robert "Bob" McKinney, Jr., age 90, of Manchester CT, passed away with family at his side on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Bob is survived by his son, Rob McKinney, grandson, Reed McKinney, granddaughter, Robin M. Staszak and her husband Scott, his two great-granddaughters Natalie and Audrey, sister Marge Bocchino, brother Russell McKinney and his wife Nancy. Bob was predeceased by...

Arthur R. Hube Jr.

Arthur R. Hube Jr.

May 11, 2019

Arthur R. Hube Jr., 74, of Manchester beloved husband of 50 years of the late Ella (Ortolani) Hube died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was born on September 20, 1944 in Hartford son of the late Arthur R. Hube Sr. and Helen (Seidel) Hube. Artie was a Vietnam veteran proudly serving his...

Ellen Venti

Ellen Venti

May 8, 2019

Ellen (Hogan) Venti, 72, of Vernon, beloved wife of the late Thomas Venti, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Hartford Hospital. She was born on April 3, 1947 in Rockville daughter of the late John and Julia (Stepnowski) Hogan. Mary Ellen was self employed as a real estate appraiser for many years before retiring. Ellen had a knack for...

Maxine Doering

Maxine Doering

May 8, 2019

Maxine (Denhup) Doering, 82, of East Hartford passed away at her home Wednesday, May 8, 2019 with her family at her side. Maxine was born June 27, 1936 in Downingtown, PA, daughter of the late Max and Violet (Pierce) Denhup. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Harry J. Doering, and her sister, Jane Hurlburt. Maxine...

Arlene Inez Saglio

Arlene Inez Saglio

May 8, 2019

Arlene I. Saglio, 85, of Andover, CT passed away May 8, 2019. She was born July 8, 1933 in Hartford, CT to parents Romolo and Elvira Saglio. Arlene worked at Allied Printing for many years as a typesetter and lived in Andover for over 60 years. She was an active participant in the Young at Heart Club as their bookkeeper...

Mary A. "Dixie" Cordner

Mary A. "Dixie" Cordner

May 6, 2019

Mary A. "Dixie" (Armstrong) Cordner, 86, lifelong resident of Manchester, beloved wife of 65 years of the late Donald S. Cordner died following a short illness, on Monday, May 6, 2019 with her family at her side. She was born on April 20, 1933 in Hartford daughter of the late Richard and Ida (Vickers) Armstrong. Dixies passions were her flower...

Larry Cochran

Larry Cochran

May 5, 2019

John Larry Cochran, 94, of Manchester, loving husband of 67 years to Jane (Lee) Cochran, passed away on May 5, 2019. Larry was born in Oscoda, Michigan to the late John Paul and Lucy (Clifford) Cochran. He grew up in Texas and attended Texas A&M, taking two years off from college to serve in the Army Air Force and then...

Joseph W. "Papa Joe" Breen

Joseph W. "Papa Joe" Breen

May 3, 2019

Joseph W. "Papa Joe" Breen, 79, of Manchester, loving husband of 58 years to Lorraine (Adinolfi) Breen passed away peacefully, Friday, May 3, 2019 at home with his family by his side. Joe was born in Hartford on May 8, 1939, one of six children to the late Louis and Elizabeth (Brennan) Breen. Joe grew up and attended schooling in...

Edward Swain

Edward Swain

Apr 30, 2019

Edward Swain Jr., husband of the late Shirley (Sullivan) Swain, passed away and went to be with the Lord at the age of 90. He was born in Manchester in 1928 son of the late Edward Sr. and Mary "Ruby" (Morrow) Swain and was a lifelong resident. Ed served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1947 aboard the submarine USS Sennet...

Emmanuel D. Scata

Emmanuel D. Scata

Apr 29, 2019

Emmanuel D. Scata, 79, of Manchester, beloved husband of over 56 years to JoAnn (Thayer) Scata, passed away peacefully, Monday, April 29, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born June 19,1939, in Hartford, to the late Sebastian and Lucy (Visone) Scata. Manny attended his schooling in Hartford and was a graduate of Bulkeley High School, Class of 1957, where...

Arline T. Roche

Arline T. Roche

Apr 28, 2019

Arline T. (Sala) Roche, 86, of Manchester, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital with her family at her side. She was born on May 14, 1932 in Queens, NY one of four children of the late Nicholas and Anna Sala. Arline was raised in Ozone Park, NY attended local...

Shakti Lane

Shakti Lane

Apr 27, 2019

Shakti Lane 10/18/50-04/27/19 Shaktis spirit is now free. Shakti was a lover of fun, baseball games, dancing, family, singing, friends and kindness. Her bright spirit was one that was always noticed and drew people in. Shakti worked at the Manchester Town Hall as a tax collector, where many in the community have always remembered her fondly and made lasting friendships....

Stanley J. Forostoski Sr.

Stanley J. Forostoski Sr.

Apr 26, 2019

Stanley J. Forostoski Sr., 76, of Manchester, husband of the late Cheryl (McCann) Forostoski died peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019 after an extended illness. He was born on September 11, 1942 in Willimantic son of the late Vincent and Veronica (Cichon) Forostoski. Prior to his retirement in 2009, Stan was employed as a roofing foremen for Connecticut Roofing for...

Betty M. Nemmers

Betty M. Nemmers

Apr 26, 2019

Betty M. Nemmers, 79, of Vernon, died peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019. She was born on July 30, 1939 in Hinsdale, Illinois one of three children of the late Roman and Veronica (Rogers) Nemmers. Prior to her retirement Betty was a school teacher for the Vernon Board of Education. She taught Special Ed. & Social Studies at Vernon Center...

Jeffrey A. Mattson

Jeffrey A. Mattson

Apr 25, 2019

Jeffrey A. Mattson passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 with his wife and best friend Judy (Vosburgh) Mattson at his side. He was 75 years young. Son of Ray and Marian Mattson, now deceased, he was born in New Britain and grew up in Glastonbury. Jeff, never a traditionalist, spent his early years after high school traveling and working in...

Nancy C. Gillette

Nancy C. Gillette

Apr 22, 2019

Nancy C. (Welch) Gillette, 69, of Glastonbury, formerly of South Windsor passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on October 7, 1949 in Hartford daughter of the late Harry and Bertha (Borek) Welch. Nancy was employed as a hairdresser at the former Blue Terrace in Manchester for over 15 years until retiring...

Mildred T. Scott

Mildred T. Scott

Apr 18, 2019

Mildred (Turek) Scott, 95, of Manchester, beloved wife of 72 years of the late Ernest John Scott passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 18, 2019. She was born February 15, 1924 in Manchester, daughter of the late Jacob and Katherine (Bensche) Turek. Millie was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and was a lifelong resident. Along with...

Richard F. "Dick" Hannaford

Richard F. "Dick" Hannaford

Apr 18, 2019

Richard F. "Dick" Hannaford, 86, of Vernon, husband of Lempi E. (Saaranen) Hannaford, passed away peacefully, at home, on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Richard was born on December 23, 1932 in Portland, Maine, to the late George H. and EBon (Lundgren) Hannaford. He had been a tool maker at Pratt & Whitney until his retirement in 1992 after 37 years....

Florence E. Moriconi

Florence E. Moriconi

Apr 17, 2019

Florence E. (Buck) Moriconi, 104, lifelong resident of Manchester, loving wife to the late Joseph E. Moriconi, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 17, 2019. She was born in Manchester on April 20, 1914, to George S. and Sarah (Weir) Buck. She would have been 105 Saturday. Florence grew up in Manchester on the family farm on Birch Mountain and attended...

Lawrence R. Carlson Jr.

Lawrence R. Carlson Jr.

Apr 13, 2019

Lawrence R. "Larry" Carlson Jr., 47, of East Hartford, formerly of South Windsor, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at home. He was born June 8, 1971 in Manchester, son of Lawrence R. Carlson and Mary Ellen (Parker) Carlson. Larry was raised in South Windsor and attended local schools. He was a self-employed handyman helping relatives and friends. Larry is...