Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Jane Solomonson

Jane Solomonson

Jul 25, 2018

Jane (Conn) Solomonson, 61, lifelong resident of Manchester, loving wife for forty two years of Paul Solomonson, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford after a long illness. Jane was born in Manchester on February 16, 1957, daughter of the late Howard and Gertrude (Gardiner) Conn. She attended local schools, graduated from Manchester High School...

David Neil Belisle

David Neil Belisle

Jul 21, 2018

David Neil Belisle, 47, of Fort Mill, S.C. formerly of Vernon, CT., beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, godfather and friend died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. David was born on June 5, 1971 in Manchester son of Lucile (Rieder) Belisle of Manchester and the late Neil Belisle. He was raised in...

Shirley S. Davis

Shirley S. Davis

Jul 16, 2018

Shirley Speed Davis, age 84, of Loudon, TN, formerly of Manchester, CT passed away Monday, July 16, 2018. Shirley was a member of South United Methodist Church in Manchester. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, John William and Lena (Andrews) Speed; husband, Aldred "Augie" Davis; and daughter, Elizabeth Louise Hite. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, William and...

Melinda S. Cosman

Melinda S. Cosman

Jul 13, 2018

Melinda S. (Ballard) Cosman, 38 of Manchester, loving wife for nineteen years of David Cosman and loving mother of Samantha and Natalie Cosman, died Friday July 13, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford after a ten month struggle with cancer. She was born in Hartford on September 30, 1979, and lived most of her life in...

Richard T. Barracliffe

Richard T. Barracliffe

Jul 12, 2018

Richard T. Barracliffe, 72 of Manchester, passed away on Thursday July 12, 2018 at his home after a long struggle with multiple health issues. Rich was born in Middletown, CT on October 21, 1945, son of the late Edgar H. and Evelyn (Leppin) Barracliffe and came to Manchester in 1954. He graduated from Manchester High School Class of 1963 and...

Nancy P. Taylor

Nancy P. Taylor

Jul 11, 2018

Nancy (Pearson) Taylor, 77, of Manchester beloved wife for 58 years of the late James S. Taylor passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 with her family at her side. She was born on November 2, 1940 in Manchester one of three children of the late Arthur and Glendolyn Pearson. Nancy was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and had...

Richard L. Pierce Sr

Richard L. Pierce Sr

Jul 10, 2018

Richard L. "Dick" Pierce Sr., 80, of Manchester, beloved husband of 60 years to Janice (Smith) Pierce died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in Manchester after a brief illness. Born April 1, 1938 at Manchester Hosp., son of the late Arthur and Justine (Parker) Pierce. Dick was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1956- 1963. Dick was employed as...

Doris E. Stephenson

Doris E. Stephenson

Jul 9, 2018

Doris E. (Sauer) Stephenson, 75, a lifelong resident of Bolton, CT, died Monday, July 9, 2018 at Manchester Memorial Hospital after an acute illness. She was born in Lebanon, CT on December 15, 1942, one of twelve children of the late William and Elizabeth (Krause) Sauer. She was raised in Bolton, and she graduated from Manchester High School. Prior to...

Marjorie Taylor

Marjorie Taylor

Jul 8, 2018

Marjorie L. (O'Meara) Taylor, 75, of Manchester, CT died suddenly on Sunday, July 8th, 2018 at home. Marjorie was born on May 14, 1943 to William H. O'Meara and Loretta C. Gagnon. She was predeceased by her husband, Jerry R. Taylor whom she helped operate J.T Enterprises for 18 years. Marjorie was a talented crafter, avid gardener and enjoyed writing...

Mary Ann Burch

Mary Ann Burch

Jul 6, 2018

Mary Ann (Heim) Burch, 73, of Willimantic, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at her home. She was born in Rockville, on July 2, 1945 daughter of the late Marshall and Mary Ann Heim. Mary was raised in Ellington. She was employed by the U. S. Postal Service as a rural carrier in South...

Doris E. Paquin

Doris E. Paquin

Jul 6, 2018

Doris E. (Glidden) Paquin, 95, beloved wife of the late Charles I. Paquin died peacefully at home on Friday, July 6, 2018 with her loving family at her side, she was also accompanied by Richard and Ian Herms. She was born on June 8, 1923 in Maine, the daughter of the late Alvin and Minnie Glidden. She has been a...

Robert D. Bottomley Jr

Robert D. Bottomley Jr

Jul 5, 2018

Robert D. Bottomley Jr, 85 of Manchester, loving husband for fifty four years of Christine M. (Sedlaczek) Bottomley, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his home after a long illness. He was born in Louisville, KY on September 12, 1932, son of the late Robert D. and Ellen (White) Bottomley. He was raised in Kentucky, graduated from The Citadel, and...

Richard H. Matheson

Richard H. Matheson

Jul 5, 2018

Richard H. Matheson, 77, of Enfield, formerly of Danielson and Manchester, died peacefully on Thursday, July 5, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born on January 25, 1941 in Numa, Iowa one of four children of the late William and Ruth Matheson. Richard was raised in Des Moines Iowa and attended local schools. He was a proud veteran of...

Arthur F. Laverty

Arthur F. Laverty

Jul 5, 2018

Arthur Ford Laverty, 77, of Storrs, beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, died peacefully on Thursday July 5th, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on April 19, 1941 in Mt. Arnett, West Virginia, son of the late Preston and Martha Lafferty. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a foreman for the Graphic Center Printing Co. Art...

Shane D. Phillips

Shane D. Phillips

Jul 1, 2018

Shane D. Phillips, 44 of Manchester, loving son, father, and brother, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday July 1, 2018. He was born in Manchester and lived there most of his life. Shane worked with his dad at New England Tree Experts since he was ten years old. He loved trees, and he was proud to have discovered the largest...

Gerard T. Rusyn

Gerard T. Rusyn

Jun 29, 2018

Gerard Rusyn, age 68, of Manchester, CT peacefully passed away on June 29, 2018. He was the beloved son of Louis and Muriel Rusyn. Gerard was born in New York on May 11, 1950 and moved to Connecticut in 1990. Gerard had many hobbies, he loved country music, he enjoyed WWE, Harley Davidson motorcycles, classic cars, going bowling and he...

Martha A. Johnson

Martha A. Johnson

Jun 23, 2018

Martha A. (Moeckel) Johnson, 96, of Manchester, beloved wife of the late Richard W. Johnson, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. She was born on August 4, 1921, in Crimmitschau, Saxony, Germany, to the late Frank and Anna Moeckel. The family came to the United States in 1923, where they settled in Pawtucket, R.I. Martha was a graduate of...

Elizabeth T. 'Betty' Clark

Elizabeth T. 'Betty' Clark

Jun 22, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" T. Clark, 91, a longtime Manchester resident, beloved wife of the late Frank M. Clark passed peacefully at home on Friday, June 22, 2018. Betty was born in Manchester, on October 29, 1926 daughter of the late Fred E. and Bernice (Nelson) Thrall. Betty graduated from Manchester High School, class of 1944. She and Frank had two daughters...

Joel Michael Koller

Joel Michael Koller

Jun 19, 2018

Joel Michael Koller, 51, of Andover, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Bolton. He was born on January 17, 1967 in Manchester one of six children of the late Samuel J. and Mary A. (Daly) Koller. Joel was raised in Andover and attended Rham High School. He was employed for over...

Alfred Elijah Edwards Jr

Alfred Elijah Edwards Jr

Jun 19, 2018

Alfred E. Edwards Jr, 93, of Manchester, husband to the late Barbara (Leavitt) Edwards, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Manchester. Alfred was born in Natick, MA on August 17, 1924, son to Alfred E. Edwards Sr. and Blanche E. (Metcalf) Edwards. Mr. Edwards attended Natick public schools until his senior year when he transferred to Mercersburg Academy...