All Obituaries

Rosalie “Lee” (Troge) Whitesell passed away peacefully at Rockville General Hospital, on June 4, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Chadwick Whitesell, and the mother of seven children, eighteen grandchildren, and fourteen great grandchildren. Lee was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Mae (Dineen) Brown and Henry R. Troge. She grew up in St. Albans, N.Y. and spent summers in Rocky Point on the shore of the Long Island Sound. She brought her children there every summer....

Larry J. Pouliot, 93, of Manchester, beloved husband of the late Cathy Pouliot died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. He was born on September 27, 1925 in Lewiston, Maine son of the late Arthur and Lea (Dennis) Pouliot. Larry was a veteran of the US. Navy. He was employed by the East Hartford Board of Education for over 30 years. He enjoyed watching western movies, collecting antique bottles and he spent much time at the Manchester Senior Center. Larry is survived by his two...

Eugene R. “Gene” Montany, 92, of Manchester and East Orleans (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, died peacefully at home in Manchester on Friday, May 10, 2019. He was born in Malone, New York, June 14, 1926, the son of Eugene Augustus and Irene (Chellis) Montany. The family moved to Chester, Vermont, when he was 1 year old. After graduating from Chester High School at age 16, he entered Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a full-tuition scholarship. He joined the U.S. Navy as an...

David “Ducky” Knofla, 58, of Manchester, beloved husband of 17 years of Tanja (Mazurek) Knofla died on Friday, April 26, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born on January 23, 1961 in Manchester, one of five children of the late Donald and L. Audrey (Waddell) Knofla. David was raised in Manchester, attended local schools and had been a lifelong resident. He was formerly employed with Craft Pool & Spa in Glastonbury until retiring due to his health. He was a former...

Nora A Mello 71, of Moosup, Connecticut passed away peacefully in her home, with her family by her side, on Friday April 19, 2019. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 15, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Bernard Lucia and Nora Robichaud. A devoted mother, she is survived by her children: Cathy Parks, Kenneth Lucia, Alicia Overstreet, Sharif Hicks and Daymar Freitas. She is also survived by her siblings, Bernard Lucia and Phylis Walason; her 17...

Walter Frederick Gutzmer, 99, of Manchester, husband of the late Elena “Helen” (Accornero) Gutzmer passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2019. He was born in Willimantic and spent his early years in Coventry, but resided most of his life in Manchester. He was the son of the late Richard and Aldea (Pimpare) Gutzmer and was predeceased by siblings Lawrence Gutzmer and Dorothy Fedus. Walt was an employee at Cheney Brothers while a member of the CT Army National Guard. When WWII...

Rev. Valdeko Kangro (102) of Andover CT, passed away in his home on Saturday, March 23, 2019.  He will be greatly missed by the Estonian Ev. Lutheran Church Community, that was his family. His productive 102 years have taken him to many countries and churches for services. His biographical notes include some of the following. Born on August 8, 1916, in Tartu, Estonia, he graduated from the Hugo Treffner High School in 1934 and from the Advanced School of Music three years...

Albert R. Patch, 89, of Andover, beloved husband of 54 years of the late Barbara Ann (Turkington) Patch passed away at home on Monday, March 25, 2019. He was born on September 16, 1929 in Hartsboro, VT son of the late Albert J. and Alice (Jackson) Patch. Al was a veteran of the US. Army proudly serving his country during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed for over 40 years at Carter Chevrolet as the service & body shop manager. Al is survived b y his two...

Bernice “Ruby” (Rubacha) Pastula, 98, of Waterford, formerly of Manchester, loving wife of the late Anthony Pastula passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019. She was born on May 17, 1920 in Manchester, daughter of the late Matthew and Helen (Vincek) Rubacha. Ruby was employed with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for 30 years until her retirement. She was a longtime member of St. John the Baptist Polish National Catholic Church in Manchester. Ruby is survived by her two...