Obituaries

Obituaries

Posting Obituaries for the families around Hartford County in Connecticut.

John E. Hennessey

John E. Hennessey

Sep 3, 2017

John E. Hennessey, 93, of Manchester, beloved husband of Edna (Perine) Hennessey, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at home with his family at his side. John was born in Hartford, July 27, 1924, son of the late William F. and Mary A. (MacElroy) Hennessey and was a lifelong Manchester resident. He proudly served his country as a Seaman First...

John S. Brown

John S. Brown

Sep 1, 2017

John S. Brown, 92, beloved husband of the late Shirley (Freeburn) Brown died peacefully on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Hartford Hospital. John was born on June 10, 1925 in Manchester, son of the late J. Seymour and Elsie (Reed) Brown. He was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and was a graduate of Manchester High School, Class of 1943....

Robert M. Samuelson

Robert M. Samuelson

Aug 31, 2017

Robert M. Samuelson, 71, of Manchester, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 31, 2017 of natural causes. He was born in Manchester on August 14, 1946 and had been a lifelong resident. Bob attended local schools and was a graduate of Manchester High School, Class of 1964. He earned his Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode...

Richard E. Moriconi

Richard E. Moriconi

Aug 30, 2017

Richard E. "Dickie" Moriconi, 82, lifelong resident of Manchester, died Wednesday August 30, 2017 surrounded by loved ones, at his home after an extended illness. He was born on May 9, 1935, son of the late Joseph Moriconi and Florence (Buck) Moriconi who resides in Manchester. Dick graduated from Manchester High School with the Class of 1953, and served in...

Leo R. Gagne

Leo R. Gagne

Aug 29, 2017

Leo R. Gagne a 38 year resident of Vernon died on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at age 83. He was the husband of Trudy (Meyer) Gagne for 42 years. Leo was born in Berlin, NH, son of the late George Gagne and Mary (Johnston) Gagne. He attended area schools and graduated from Berlin High School in 1953. Leo was a...

Thomas R. Beliveau

Thomas R. Beliveau

Aug 27, 2017

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John R. Morin

John R. Morin

Aug 26, 2017

John R. Morin, 62 of Vernon, loving husband for eleven years of Sallyann C. (Quagliano) Morin, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Hartford Hospital from health complications caused by ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). John was born in Manchester on January 19, 1955, son of the late Joseph A. and Yvette T. (LeBlanc) Morin. He was raised in Manchester, graduated from...

Aina Kiselis

Aina Kiselis

Aug 26, 2017

Aina Livija Kiselis, 93, of Sterling, MA, formerly of Manchester, beloved wife of 64 years to Vincent Kiselis passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017. Aina was born in Ogre, Latvia October 3, 1923, daughter of the late Janis and Emilija (Blau) Purlicis. She attended nursing school in Amsterdam, Holland then came to the United States and settled in Manchester in...

Helen Diaz

Helen Diaz

Aug 25, 2017

Helen (Syskowski) Diaz, 94 of Vernon, widow of Walter J. Diaz, died Friday August 25, 2017 at Rockville General Hospital after an extended illness. Helen was born in New Britain on February 16, 1923, daughter of Stefan and Karolina (Drozd) Szyszkowski, was raised in New Britain, and graduated from New Britain High School. She proudly served in the US Navy...

Eugene M. Griffin

Eugene M. Griffin

Aug 25, 2017

Eugene M. Griffin, 84, of Ellington, formerly of Manchester, beloved husband of Cindy (Booth) Griffin, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs. He was born in Hartford, September 24, 1932, son of the late Henry and Pauline (Crowther) Griffin. He lived in Manchester for most of his life, graduated from Manchester High School, Class of...

Ethel Schiavetti Albert

Ethel Schiavetti Albert

Aug 25, 2017

Ethel M. (McDonald, Schiavetti) Albert, 90, of Vernon, formerly of Manchester, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at home. Born February 23, 1927 in Bristol, CT daughter of the late Arthur and Rose (McCarron) McDonald. She was raised in Manchester, CT until she married Gino and moved to Vernon, CT to raise their sons. Ethel was a cook at the Lake...

Edward J. Tomaszewski

Edward J. Tomaszewski

Aug 24, 2017

Edward J. Tomaszewski, 94, of Bolton, died peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at home. He was the loving husband of the late Patty (Solosky) Tomaszewski and the late Evelyn (Leppin) Barracliffe Tomaszewski. Ed was born on May 12, 1923 in Newington son of the late Anthony and Mary Tomaszewski and had been a resident of Bolton since 1954. He...

Mary T. Kelley

Mary T. Kelley

Aug 24, 2017

Mary Tweedie Kelley, 95 of Glastonbury, formerly of Manchester and Hebron passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Brookdale Buckingham. Mary was born August 6, 1922 in Thorndike Maine, daughter of the late Coburn and Flora (Clark) Tweedie. She graduated from Crosby High School in Belfast Maine. She went to Connecticut in 1942 with a friend Mildred Rostedt and they...

Barbara Ann Gochee

Barbara Ann Gochee

Aug 24, 2017

Barbara Ann Gochee, 86 of Manchester, beloved wife of 68 years to Ward C. Gochee Sr. and mother of the late Ward C. Gochee Jr., passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Manchester Manor with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Manchester, January 23, 1931 to late John and Stella (Brozowski) Hampson and was a lifelong resident...

Elaine Neiswanger

Elaine Neiswanger

Aug 24, 2017

Elaine D. (Donahue) Neiswanger, 89, of South Windsor, CT, formerly of Manchester, CT, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Robert M. Neiswanger. Elaine was born in Rockford, IL on September 4, 1927 to the late Gilbert and Mae Donahue. She was a graduate of Muldoon Catholic Girls School and she earned her...

Elizabeth Gagnon

Elizabeth Gagnon

Aug 21, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" (Muldoon) Gagnon, 89 of Manchester, formerly of East Hartford, died Monday August 21, 2017 at a local convalescent home after a brief illness. Betty was born in Manchester on July 29, 1928, one of six children of Robert and Harriet (Adamson) Muldoon. She was raised in Manchester, graduated from Manchester High School and was a resident of East...

Alan Lester Krause

Alan Lester Krause

Aug 19, 2017

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Sally-Ann Whitham

Sally-Ann Whitham

Aug 17, 2017

Sally-Ann (Zawistowski) Whitham, 82, of Vernon formerly of Bolton passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017 after her battle with brain cancer. She was the beloved wife of John E. Whitham for 61 years. She was the loving mother of daughter, Tina Whitham of Vernon and loving grandmother of Matthew Ryba and wife Julie, Kaitlyn Cram and husband Peter, Dyana...

Rosemarie Henry

Rosemarie Henry

Aug 16, 2017

Rosemarie R. (deLyra) Henry, 84 of Manchester, formerly of Vernon, wife of the late James E. Henry, died Wednesday August 16, 2017 at Touchpoints Rehabilitation Center in Manchester. Rosemarie was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 17, 1932, daughter of Emanuel and Rose (Trombetta) deLyra. She was raised in New York and moved to Connecticut in 1957. She was a...

Robert C. Henrickson

Robert C. Henrickson

Aug 12, 2017

Robert C. Henrickson, 97, of Manchester, loving husband of the late Ruth (Jewitt) Henrickson, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at a local convalescent home. Bob was born on March 29, 1920 in New Haven, son of the late Ivar and Helga Henrickson and had been a resident of Manchester since 1959. He was a proud veteran of WW....