Albert R. Patch
Mar 25, 2019
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...
Valdeko Kangro
Mar 23, 2019
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,...
Bernice ""Ruby"" Pastula
Mar 18, 2019
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...
Edith J. Laws
Feb 9, 2019
Edith Jeanette (Anderson) Laws, 89, of Coventry, beloved wife to the late Wallace West Laws Sr., passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019. Edith was born in Hartford on January 31, 1930 to the late Eric and Alice (Johnson) Anderson. Edith was a very kind, sweet, warm-hearted individual. She accepted everyone with open arms. Family was very important to Edith. She...
William J Lucas Sr.
Feb 6, 2019
William J. Lucas Sr., 68, of Manchester, husband to Michele (Bidwell), passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019. He was born in Hartford on July 2, 1950, to David and Filomena (Altamura) Lucas. Bill grew up in Hartford, attended local schools and was a graduate of Bulkeley High School, Class of 1970. In 1989, he moved to Manchester where he resided...
Eugene Spiegel
Feb 5, 2019
Eugene Spiegel, 77, of Manchester, CT passed away February 5, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born September 16, 1941 to parents Harry and Dorothy (Frankel) Spiegel in Brooklyn, NY. Eugene received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College, before receiving a PhD in mathematics from MIT at a very young age. He taught at the California Institute of Technology...
Dorothea ""Dottie"" M. Ritzen
Feb 2, 2019
Dorothea M. "Dottie" Ritzen, 92, of Vernon, beloved wife of the late Curt D. Ritzen died peacefully on Saturday, February 2, 2019 with her family at her side. She was born on January 31, 1927 in Providence, RI., daughter of the late Norman and Dorothy Gervais. Prior to retiring, Dottie was employed as a secretary for over ten years with...
Grace "Gay" Elizabeth Farmer
Jan 31, 2019
Grace "Gay" Elizabeth (Putnam) Farmer of Hebron, CT passed away January 31, 2019 at 85 years of age. She was born August 1, 1933 to Oliver and Mae Severance Putnam and was raised in White Plains, New York. Gay was a graduate of White Plains High School, Berkeley Secretarial School and the University of Connecticut where she received both BS...
Hanne D'Ortiz
Jan 27, 2019
Hanne D'Ortiz, nee Hanne Ute Zegrid Kurtz, 85, of South Windsor who was a child survivor of the Holocaust, died at her home in South Windsor on January 27th 2019. She was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on February 8, 1933. Her father was an actor and her Jewish mother was a singer for the National Conservatory. As a result of...
Roberta P. Vater
Jan 27, 2019
Roberta (Peck) Vater, 90, of Manchester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019. She was born on December 25, 1928, in New Britain, CT, daughter of the late Robert J. Peck and Doris Peck-Wilkins. Roberta was raised in New Britain, attended public schools and was a graduate of New Britain High School. She earned her B.S. and M.S. from...
Hubert Duley, Jr.
Jan 23, 2019
Hubert McChesney Duley, Jr., 82 of Manchester, CT died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 after a brief illness at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Washington, DC in 1936, he was the son of Hubert McChesney Sr. and Audrey (Speake) Duley. He worked for many years in Air Craft Maintenance for US Airways. Hubert served in the...
Zofia Cymer
Jan 18, 2019
Zofia (Pipka) Cymer, 78, of West Hartford, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born on January 25, 1940 in Prokowo, Poland, daughter of the late Jan and Apolonia Pipka. Zofia is survived by her daughter Eva Rodgers and Eva's fiancé Bruce Hutchison of West Hartford with whom she made her home, her...
Manuel M. ""Jody"" Mendes Jr.
Jan 9, 2019
Manuel M. "Jody" Mendes Jr., 89, of Manchester, beloved husband to Frances "Peggy" Mendes passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Â He was born in New Bedford, MA, on February 2, 1929, to the late Manuel Sr. and Maria (Elias) Mendes. After serving in the US Air Force, Jody married and worked for the railroad while earning his bachelor's degree in...
Alexander Lewis Phillips
Jan 7, 2019
Alex Phillips, 40, of Tolland (formerly South Windsor) passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was born in Manchester, CT, the son of Gary and Jodi (Beller) Phillips. Alex was a valued employee of GHDSI in Rocky Hill, for 15 years. He loved and valued his time with his family and friends, his trips to Disney World, skiing,...
Petty Officer Mmn3 Benjamin E. Norman
Dec 31, 2018
Petty Officer MMN3 Benjamin Edward Norman, 20, of Coventry, CT, was involved in a fatal weather-related automobile accident, Monday early evening, December 31, 2018. Ben was born on October 4, 1998 in Manchester CT, to Samuel and Teresa (Burnett) Norman. He moved to Coventry with his family in 2011 where he graduated from Coventry High School in 2016. Ben was...
Charles H. Rood, Jr
Dec 30, 2018
Charles H. Rood, Jr, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Douglas Manor Nursing Home in Windham, Connecticut.  He was 79. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Rood.  He is survived by his children, Kevin Rood and Colleen English and step-son, Tommy Kowalski, his sisters, Marilyn Warner and Geraldine Ziegler, his brother, Malcom Rood, as well as...
Marion Virginia Thomas
Dec 28, 2018
Marion Virginia Fulbright Thomas, 84, of Manchester, CT. passed away peacefully on Friday, December 28, 2018 after an extended illness. She was born in St. Louis, MO on August 31, 1934 to Irma Case Williams Fulbright and Wilbur Lloyd Fulbright; the family moved to nearby Webster Groves, MO when she was 11 years old where she spent the next 10...
James Michael Fromme
Dec 25, 2018
James Michael Fromme, 58, of Hebron, CT passed away December 25, 2018. He was born November 11, 1960 to parents Thomas and Mary and grew up in Clinton, CT. He met his wife Pam in Grand Junction, CO before moving back to CT and getting married. They lived in Burlington, Andover and finally in Hebron where they raised their 4...
David J. White
Dec 16, 2018
David J. White, 75, a lifelong resident of Manchester, beloved husband of 53 years of Mary (Johnson) White passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson Disease on Sunday, December 16, 2018 with his family at his side. He was born on February 14, 1943 in Manchester one of three children of the late Jabez and Helen White. Dave was raised...
