Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

Helen H. Partridge

Helen H. Partridge

May 31, 2018

Helen (Harmon) Partridge, 86, longtime resident of Manchester, wife of the late John A. Partridge, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hartford Hospital. Helen was born in Boston, MA on March 14, 1932. She moved to Manchester at a young age, graduated from Manchester High School with the Class of 1951, and was a longtime member of Center Congregational Church....

Margarete Wasilieff

Margarete Wasilieff

May 27, 2018

Margarete (Turek) Wasilieff, 96, of New London, NH, formerly of Manchester, CT, wife of the late Wesley McMullen, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Margarete was born in Manchester on January 6, 1922, to the late Jacob and Katherine (Bensche) Turek. She led a full, productive, and amazingly healthy life up until her last few years. Never one...

John 'Jack' Wojnarowski

John 'Jack' Wojnarowski

May 24, 2018

John "Jack" Wojnarowski, 85, of Manchester, loving husband of the late Eleanore "Ellie" (Komosinski) Wojnarowski passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Jack was born on August 17, 1932 in Waterbury, CT, son of the late John and Regina (Wozniak) Wojnarowski. He was a Corporal in the US Army stationed in Germany during the Korean...

Henry R. Dekker Jr

Henry R. Dekker Jr

May 23, 2018

Henry R. "Hank" Dekker Jr., 34 of Manchester, beloved son of Cheryl (Weir) Dekker of Manchester and Henry R. Dekker of South Windsor, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his home. Henry was born in Manchester on June 15, 1983. He was raised in Meriden, graduated from Platt High School, and returned to Manchester in 2013. With...

Whilda M. Urban

Whilda M. Urban

May 22, 2018

Whilda M. (Dulski) Urban, 90 of Manchester, CT, loving wife for sixty years of the late Stanley A. Urban, died at her home on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. She was born in Wyoming, PA on September 27, 1927, the youngest of eight children of Michael and Hedwig (Wierdak) Dulski. Whilda was raised in Pennsylvania and upstate New York and was...

Bryan E. Leonard

Bryan E. Leonard

May 20, 2018

Bryan E. Leonard, 25, of Vernon, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 20, 2018 surrounded by his loving family after a year-long battle with Leukemia. He was born May 9, 1993, in Vernon, loving son to Linda (Caldwell) Leonard and the late Donald M. Leonard Jr. Bryan grew up in Vernon, attended local schools and was a graduate of Rockville High...

Paul David Murphy

Paul David Murphy

May 16, 2018

Paul D. Murphy, 63, of Manchester, CT, beloved brother and uncle passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 following a brief illness. He was born in Manchester to the late John W. Murphy and Marlene (Magnell) Nardi. Paul retired in 2006 after a 35-year career as a mechanic for the CT Transit Company. He enjoyed using the free time...

Ronald Oscar Schack

Ronald Oscar Schack

May 14, 2018

Ronald O. Schack, (age 82) went home to the Lord on May 14, 2018 in Manchester, CT surrounded by his family. He was born on January 2, 1936, at Mrs. Howe's Maternity Home, Manchester, CT, son of the late Oscar and Anna (Rieder) Schack. He leaves his best friend, and beloved wife of 61 years, Irene (Kotsch) Schack, and children:...

Nancy Cox

Nancy Cox

May 13, 2018

Nancy (Eddy) Cox, 81, of South Windsor, formerly of Manchester, wife of Paul A. Cox, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born January 11, 1937, in Wallingford, VT to the late Robert and May (McClure) Eddy. She grew up in Wallingford, attended local schools and graduated from Wallingford High School. She...

Elisabeth A. Phillips

Elisabeth A. Phillips

May 13, 2018

Elisabeth A. Phillips, 63, of Manchester, CT, formerly of New Hartford, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 13, 2018. Beth was born in Winsted, CT, daughter of the late Joseph and Louise Chirico. Beth is survived by her partner, Victor Fettig of Manchester, her sons, Jason Phillips and wife Tammy of New Hartford, Landon Phillips and...

John L. Plaster Sr

John L. Plaster Sr

May 7, 2018

John L. Plaster Sr. 99, of Tolland, formerly of Coventry, beloved husband of the late Josephine (Strack) Plaster died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Woodlake at Tolland. He was born on May 26, 1918 in Patrick County, VA son of the late George and Mary (Martin) Plaster. John, a veteran of WW II, proudly served his country in...

Mark W. Rylander

Mark W. Rylander

May 6, 2018

Mark W. Rylander, 42, of Vernon, beloved son of William and Patti (Wells) Rylander of Vernon passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at home. Mark was born on October 10, 1975 in Nantucket, MA and had been a resident of Vernon since 1978. He attended local schools and was a graduate of Rockville High School, Class of 1994....

Elizabeth J. Schendel

Elizabeth J. Schendel

May 3, 2018

Elizabeth J. (Hayes) Schendel, 85 of Manchester, CT, wife of the late Paul F. Schendel, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at an area convalescent home with her family and close friend by her side. She was born in Acton Turville, England on August 25, 1932, daughter of the late John and Lillian (Ginn) Hayes. She was raised in...

Rita Barigelli

Rita Barigelli

Apr 30, 2018

Rita M. (Albert) Zak Barigelli, 90, of Vernon, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2018 after a brief illness. She had a long and healthy life and was proud of her diverse accomplishments. Rita was born August 25, 1927 to the late Leonard and Mary Albert. She attended prep school at Brenau Academy in Georgia and has continued her friendship...

Frances Banaeige

Frances Banaeige

Apr 28, 2018

Frances (Molloy) Banaeige, 90, of Manchester, beloved wife of the late Stanley W. Banaeige and mother of the late Debra Todte, passed away, Saturday, April 28, 2018 with her family at her side at home. Fran was born February 29, 1928 in Liverpool, England, daughter of the late Richard V. and Margaret (Flaherty) Molloy. Frances met and married Stanley while...

Bernard J. Balon

Bernard J. Balon

Apr 26, 2018

Bernard J. Balon, 77 of Manchester, CT, loving husband for 53 years of Atsuko "Annie" (Tomita) Balon, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Bernie was born in Manchester on November 24, 1940, son of the late Benjamin and Catherine (Schnobel) Balon, and was a lifelong resident. He was a decorated military veteran,...

Donald W. Linde

Donald W. Linde

Apr 25, 2018

Donald W. Linde , 91 of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Manchester, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Florida. He was born on October 1, 1926 in Hartford son of the late Fred and Marion (Baker) Linde. He grew up in a large, loving family with 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Don was a proud veteran of WW II...

Heidi M. Donnelly

Heidi M. Donnelly

Apr 25, 2018

Heidi (Mercer) Donnelly, 68, loving wife of Michael P. Donnelly died suddenly on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was born on December 28, 1949 in Hartford, the only child of the late William and Jennie (Miner) Mercer. Heidi touched many lives through her work in Human Services for the towns of Coventry and Andover. In addition to her husband Michael,...

Bruno P. Aliczi

Bruno P. Aliczi

Apr 22, 2018

Bruno P. Aliczi passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on April 22, 2018. He was predeceased by his wife, Lois, grandson, Jeffrey, granddaughter Holly Beth and son in law, Richard. He leaves his son Bob and his wife, Lynn, his daughter, Jill; three grand children; Peter, Christopher, and Laurie and her husband; Tyler, four great grandchildren: Sam, Nolan,...

Jean Frances Michaud

Jean Frances Michaud

Apr 19, 2018

Jean Frances (Squires) Michaud, 80 of Manchester, loving wife for sixty years of Henry W. "Hank" Michaud Jr., died Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Jean was born in New Haven, CT on December 26, 1937, daughter of Arthur and Mary (Gusta) Squires. She was raised in New Haven and Hartford and had been a resident of Manchester...